Where does “kernelly” come from?

kernelly (English) comes from Middle English kirnelly, from Middle English kirnel, from Middle English -ly, from Old English -līċ, from Proto-Germanic *-līk.

kernelly (English): Full of kernels; resembling kernels; of the...

Definitions

  1. Full of kernels; resembling kernels; of the...

Ancestry of “kernelly”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Englishkirnellyglandular, containing many glands or tumours
2Middle EnglishkirnelAlternative form of kernel
3Middle English-lyAlternative form of -liche
4Old English-līċsuffix forming {{glossary|adjective}}s meaning...
5Proto-Germanic*-līk—
Every word from Proto-Germanic *-līk →Every word from Middle English -ly →Every word from Old English -līċ →