Where does “scaredly” come from?
scaredly (English) comes from English scared, from English scare, from Middle English sker, from Middle English skerren, from Old Norse skirra, from Proto-Germanic skirzijaną, from Proto-Indo-European (s)ḱer- — dung, manure, filth; manure, dung, filth.
scaredly (English): In a scared manner, with fear
Definitions
- In a scared manner, with fear
Ancestry of “scaredly”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | scared | Feeling fear; afraid, frightened; simple past... |
| 2 | English | scare | A minor fright; A cause of slight terror;... |
| 3 | Middle English | sker | Terror, fright |
| 4 | Middle English | skerren | to frighten |
| 5 | Old Norse | skirra | frighten; to frighten; to shrink away from, shun;... |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | skirzijaną | to shoo, scare off |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)ḱer- | dung, manure, filth; manure, dung, filth |