Where does “rewardfully” come from?

rewardfully (English) comes from English rewardful, from English reward, from Middle English reward, from Old French reward, from Old French rewarder, from Old French warder, from Old French guarder, from Frankish wardēn — to burn; to cover, heed, notice; squirrel.

rewardfully (English): In a rewardful manner

Definitions

  1. In a rewardful manner

Ancestry of “rewardfully”, step by step

rewardfully traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English rewardful

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishrewardfulYielding reward
2EnglishrewardSomething of value given in return for an act; A...
3Middle Englishreward
4Old Frenchrewardreward
5Old Frenchrewarderto reward
6Old FrenchwarderAlternative form of guarder
7Old Frenchguarderto protect; to guard; to look at
8Frankishwardēnto protect; to guard, protect, watch over; to...
9Proto-Germanicwardānąto guard, protect, watch over
10Proto-Germanic*warduz
11Proto-Indo-Europeanwēr-true
12Proto-Indo-Europeanwer-to burn; to cover, heed, notice; squirrel

via English ly

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishlyAbbreviation of light-year
2VietnameselyAlternative spelling of li
Every word from Proto-Indo-European wer-Every word from Proto-Indo-European wēr-Every word from Proto-Germanic *warduz