Where does “sely” come from?

sely (English) comes from Middle English sely, from Old English sǣliġ, from Proto-West Germanic sālīg, from Proto-West Germanic -g, from Proto-Germanic -gaz, from Proto-Indo-European -ḱos — -y, -ic.

sely (English): Obsolete form of silly; spiritually favored,...

Definitions

  1. Obsolete form of silly; spiritually favored,...

Ancestry of “sely”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Englishsely—
2Old Englishsǣliġblessed, fortunate; happy, prosperous, blessed
3Proto-West Germanicsālīgblissful, prosperous, happy
4Proto-West Germanic-gForms adjectives from nouns and verbs with a...
5Proto-Germanic-gaz-y
6Proto-Indo-European-ḱos-y, -ic
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