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 manner; In a queer way , or in a way...
Definitions
- In a queer manner; In a queer way , or in a way...
Ancestry of “queerly”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | English | queer | Weird, odd or different; whimsical; Slightly... |
| 2 | Middle Low German | queer | oblique, off-center |
| 3 | Old Saxon | thwerh | contrary, against; bent, crooked |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | *þwerh | — |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | þwerhaz | cross, adverse |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | þerh- | — |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | terkʷ- | to turn, spin |