Where does “greetingly” come from?

greetingly (English) comes from English greeting, from English greet, from Old English grētan, from Proto-West Germanic grōtijan, from Proto-Germanic grōtijaną, from Proto-Germanic grētaną, from Proto-Indo-European gʰrēw-, from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰer- — to yearn for; to enclose; bowels, intestines.

greetingly (English): By way of greeting

Definitions

  1. By way of greeting

Ancestry of “greetingly”, step by step

greetingly traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English greeting

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishgreetingA conventional phrase used to start a letter or...
2EnglishgreetTo welcome in a friendly manner, either in person...
3Old Englishgrētanto greet, address
4Proto-West Germanicgrōtijanto address, to greet
5Proto-Germanicgrōtijanąto cause to weep; make cry; to scold; to address
6Proto-Germanicgrētanąto weep, to cry
7Proto-Indo-Europeangʰrēw-to grind, rub
8Proto-Indo-Europeanǵʰer-to yearn for; to enclose; bowels, intestines

via English ly

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishlyAbbreviation of light-year
2VietnameselyAlternative spelling of li
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰer-Every word from Proto-Indo-European gʰrēw-Every word from Proto-Germanic grētaną
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