Where does “gnarledly” come from?
gnarledly (English) comes from English gnarled, from English knurled, from English knurl, from Middle English knarre, from German knarren — to creak.
gnarledly (English): In a gnarled manner
Definitions
- In a gnarled manner
Ancestry of “gnarledly”, step by step
gnarledly traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English gnarled
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | gnarled | Knotty and misshapen; Made rough by age or hard... |
| 2 | English | knurled | simple past tense and past participle of knurl |
| 3 | English | knurl | A contorted knot in wood; A crossgrained... |
| 4 | Middle English | knarre | knot in wood; a crag; twisted rock; knot in wood |
| 5 | German | knarren | to creak |