Where does “groggily” come from?
Groggily comes from English groggy with the Middle English suffix -y, derived from English grog, itself from Middle French -ie and Latin -ia, ultimately traced to Proto-Indo-European -kos.
groggily (English): In a groggy manner
Definitions
- In a groggy manner
Ancestry of “groggily”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | groggy | Slowed or weakened, as by drink, sleepiness, etc;... |
| 2 | English | -y | Added to nouns and adjectives to form adjectives... |
| 3 | Middle English | -y | Designates an adjective, in many cases formed by... |
| 4 | Old English | -iġ | -y, -ic |
| 5 | Proto-West Germanic | -g | Forms adjectives from nouns and verbs with a... |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | -gaz | -y |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | -ḱos | -y, -ic |