Where does “neshly” come from?

neshly (English) comes from English nesh, from Middle English nesh, from Old English hnesċe, from Proto-West Germanic hnaskwī, from Proto-Germanic hnaskuz, from Proto-Indo-European knēs-.

neshly (English): In a nesh manner

Definitions

  1. In a nesh manner

Ancestry of “neshly”, step by step

neshly traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English nesh

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishneshSoft; tender; sensitive; yielding; Delicate;...
2Middle Englishnesh—
3Old Englishhnesċesoft; delicate, tender
4Proto-West Germanichnaskwīsoft
5Proto-Germanichnaskuzsoft, tender, yielding
6Proto-Indo-Europeanknēs-—

via English ly

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishlyAbbreviation of light-year
2VietnameselyAlternative spelling of li
Every word from Proto-Indo-European knēs- →Every word from Proto-Germanic hnaskuz →Every word from Proto-West Germanic hnaskwī →