Where does “queerly” come from?

Queerly derives from Middle English -ly and Old English -līċ, both adverbial suffixes descended from Proto-Germanic -līkaz and galīkaz, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European līg- and ḱóm meaning "like" or "body."

queerly (English): In a queer (strange) manner

Definitions

  1. In a queer (strange) manner

Ancestry of “queerly”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishqueerWeird, odd or different; whimsical; Slightly...
2Middle Low Germanqueeroblique, off-center
3Old Saxonthwerhcontrary, against; bent, crooked
4Proto-Germanic*þwerh—
5Proto-Germanicþwerhazcross, adverse
6Proto-Germanicþerh-—
7Proto-Indo-Europeanterkʷ-to turn, spin
Every word from Proto-Indo-European terkʷ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic þerh- →Every word from Proto-Germanic þwerhaz →
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