Where does “sallowly” come from?

sallowly (English) comes from English sallow, from Middle English salowe, from Old English salu, from Proto-West Germanic *salu, from Proto-Germanic salwaz, from Proto-Indo-European salw-.

sallowly (English): In a sallow manner

Definitions

  1. In a sallow manner

Ancestry of “sallowly”, step by step

sallowly traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English sallow

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishsallowYellowish; Having skin of a sickly pale colour;...
2Middle Englishsalowesallow
3Old Englishsaludusky
4Proto-West Germanic*saludusky, grey
5Proto-Germanicsalwazdusky, grey; smutty, dirty, muddy; sallow
6Proto-Indo-Europeansalw-—

via English ly

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishlyAbbreviation of light-year
2VietnameselyAlternative spelling of li
Every word from Proto-Indo-European salw- →Every word from Proto-Germanic salwaz →Every word from Proto-West Germanic *salu →
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