Where does “needsly” come from?

needsly (English) comes from English needs, from Middle English nedes, from Old English nēdes.

needsly (English): Of necessity; for some pressing reason

Definitions

  1. Of necessity; for some pressing reason

Ancestry of “needsly”, step by step

needsly traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English needs

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishneedsOf necessity; necessarily; indispensably; used...
2Middle Englishnedes—
3Old Englishnēdes—

via English ly

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishlyAbbreviation of light-year
2VietnameselyAlternative spelling of li
Every word from Old English nēdes →Every word from Middle English nedes →Every word from English needs →