Where does “lordishly” come from?
lordishly (English) comes from English lordish, from English Lord, from Middle English lord, from Old English hlāford, from Old English hlāfweard, from Old English weard, from Old English ōra, from Old English ēar — to constrict, tighten, compress; narrow, tight;...
lordishly (English): In a lordish manner
Definitions
- In a lordish manner
Ancestry of “lordishly”, step by step
lordishly traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English lordish
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | lordish | Resembling a lord; lordlike |
| 2 | English | Lord | "An interjection variously expressing... |
| 3 | Middle English | lord | lord; Lord |
| 4 | Old English | hlāford | lord |
| 5 | Old English | hlāfweard | lord, master, husband |
| 6 | Old English | weard | guard; guard, the action of looking out for... |
| 7 | Old English | ōra | ore, unwrought metal |
| 8 | Old English | ēar | sea, ocean; grave, earth |
| 9 | Proto-Germanic | ahaz | ear |
| 10 | Proto-Finnic | ahtas | narrow, cramped |
| 11 | Proto-Baltic | anśtas | — |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂énǵʰus | narrow, tight |
| 13 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂enǵʰ- | to constrict, tighten, compress; narrow, tight;... |