Where does “northernly” come from?

northernly (English) comes from English Northern, from Middle English northerne, from Old English norþerne, from Proto-Germanic nurþrōnijaz, from Proto-Germanic nurþraz, from Proto-Indo-European *nér — below the surface, below.

northernly (English): northerly

Definitions

  1. northerly

Ancestry of “northernly”, step by step

northernly traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English Northern

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishNorthernCharacteristic of the North of England; a steam...
2Middle Englishnorthernenorthern
3Old Englishnorþernenorthern
4Proto-Germanicnurþrōnijaznorthern
5Proto-Germanicnurþraznorth, northern
6Proto-Indo-European*nérbelow the surface, below

via English ly

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishlyAbbreviation of light-year
2VietnameselyAlternative spelling of li
Every word from Proto-Indo-European *nér →Every word from Proto-Germanic nurþraz →Every word from Proto-Germanic nurþrōnijaz →