Where does “hugely” come from?
Hugely comes from Middle English hugely, of uncertain origin and meaning.
hugely (English): greatly; to a huge extent
Definitions
- greatly; to a huge extent
Ancestry of “hugely”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Middle English | hugely | hugely; to a huge size, degree, or extent |
| 2 | Middle English | huge | huge, large, enormous; great, severe, excessive,... |
| 3 | Old French | ahuge | huge; very large |
| 4 | Frankish | haug | hill |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | haugaz | height; hill |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱewk- | flare up, glow; white; to glow, burn, lighten |