Where does “pinkly” come from?
pinkly (English) comes from English Pink, from Dutch pingelen, from West Frisian pingel — small item.
pinkly (English): In a pink manner; with pink colour
Definitions
- In a pink manner; with pink colour
Ancestry of “pinkly”, step by step
pinkly traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English Pink
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | English | Pink | An operative of the Pinkerton National Detective... |
| 2 | Dutch | pingelen | to wrangle, to try to get a better price; to do... |
| 3 | West Frisian | pingel | small item |
via English ly
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | English | ly | Abbreviation of light-year |
| 2 | Vietnamese | ly | Alternative spelling of li |