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Where does “ordrely” come from?

ordrely (English) comes from English ordre, from English order, from German Ordnung, from Middle High German ordenunge, from Old High German ordinunga, from Old High German ordinōn, from Latin ordino, from Latin ordo — to fit, to fix, to put together.

ordrely (English): Obsolete form of orderly

Definitions

  1. Obsolete form of orderly

Ancestry of “ordrely”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishordreObsolete form of order
2EnglishorderArrangement, disposition, or sequence; A position...
3GermanOrdnungarrangement, regulation; classification, order,...
4Middle High Germanordenunge—
5Old High Germanordinunga—
6Old High Germanordinōnto put in order
7LatinordinoI arrange, put in order, organize; I rule,...
8Latinordoa methodical series, arrangement, or order;...
9Proto-Italicord-on-row, order
10Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂er-to fit, to fix, to put together
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