Where does “nosily” come from?

nosily (English) comes from English nosy, from English nose, from Middle English nōse, from Old French nous, from Latin nōs, from Proto-Italic nōs, from Proto-Indo-European wéy, from Proto-Indo-European éǵh₂ — I.

nosily (English): in a nosy manner

Definitions

  1. in a nosy manner

Ancestry of “nosily”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishnosyPrying, inquisitive or curious in other’s...
2EnglishnoseA protuberance on the face housing the nostrils,...
3Middle Englishnōsenose
4Old FrenchnousAlternative form of nos
5Latinnōswe, us
6Proto-Italicnōswe
7Proto-Indo-Europeanwéywe
8Proto-Indo-Europeanéǵh₂I
Every word from Proto-Indo-European éǵh₂ →