Where does “grudgingly” come from?
Grudgingly derives from Middle English grudging with the adverbial suffix -ly, from Old English -līċ (body, form, or like), from Proto-Germanic -līkaz, ultimately tracing through Proto-Indo-European roots expressing similarity and togetherness.
grudgingly (English): In a manner expressing resentment or lack of...
Definitions
- In a manner expressing resentment or lack of...
Ancestry of “grudgingly”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | English | -ly | Used to form adjectives from nouns, the... |
| 2 | English | grisly | Horrifyingly repellent; gruesome, terrifying;... |
| 3 | Middle English | grisely | — |
| 4 | Old English | grisliċ | grisly, horrible; dreadful, horrid |
| 5 | Old English | -līċ | suffix forming {{glossary|adjective}}s meaning... |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | *-līk | — |