Where does “filthily” come from?
filthily (English) comes from English filthy, from English filth, from Middle English filth, from Old English fȳlþu, from Proto-West Germanic fūliþu, from Proto-West Germanic fūl, from Proto-Germanic fūlaz, from Proto-Indo-European pū- — rotten, putrid; be rotten; putrid; to rot, swell,...
filthily (English): in a filthy manner
Definitions
- in a filthy manner
Ancestry of “filthily”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | filthy | Covered with filth; very dirty; Obscene or... |
| 2 | English | filth | Dirt; foul matter; that which soils or defiles;... |
| 3 | Middle English | filth | — |
| 4 | Old English | fȳlþu | filth |
| 5 | Proto-West Germanic | fūliþu | foulness, rottenness, filth |
| 6 | Proto-West Germanic | fūl | foul, dirty |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | fūlaz | foul, dirty; rotten |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | pū- | rotten, putrid; be rotten; putrid; to rot, swell,... |