Where does “readerly” come from?
Readerly derives from English reader with the Middle English suffix -ly, from Old English -līċ meaning "like" or "having the form of," from Proto-Germanic -līkaz, itself containing Proto-Germanic galīkaz and ultimately from Proto-Indo-European līg- and ḱóm.
readerly (English): Characteristic of readers
Definitions
- Characteristic of readers
Ancestry of “readerly”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | English | reader | A person who reads; A person who reads a... |
| 2 | Middle English | reder | — |
| 3 | Old English | rēdere | — |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | rādāri | — |
Words derived from “readerly”