Where does “scornfully” come from?

Scornfully derives from English scorn with the suffix -ful, which comes from Old English -ful, ultimately tracing to Proto-Germanic and Proto-Indo-European roots related to fullness and cutting.

scornfully (English): In a scornful manner

Definitions

  1. In a scornful manner

Ancestry of “scornfully”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishscornfulShowing scorn or disrespect; contemptuous
2EnglishscornTo feel or display contempt or disdain for...
3Englishscarndung
4Old Frenchescarn—
5Vulgar Latinescarnire—
6Proto-Germanicskarnjan—
7Proto-Germanicskeranąto shear
8Proto-Indo-Europeansḱer-to caw, crow
Every word from Proto-Indo-European sḱer- →Every word from Proto-Germanic skeraną →Every word from Proto-Germanic skarnjan →