Where does “offally” come from?

offally (English) comes from English offal, from English off, from Middle English of, from Old English of, from Old English æf, from Proto-Germanic *ab, from Proto-Indo-European apó.

offally (English): Containing or consisting of offal

Definitions

  1. Containing or consisting of offal

Ancestry of “offally”, step by step

offally traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English offal

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishoffalThe internal organs of an animal, used as animal...
2EnglishoffIn a direction away from the speaker or object;...
3Middle Englishofof; off; until
4Old Englishofof, from, off, out of
5Old Englishæfof
6Proto-Germanic*ab
7Proto-Indo-Europeanapó

via English ly

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishlyAbbreviation of light-year
2VietnameselyAlternative spelling of li
Every word from Proto-Indo-European apó
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