Where does “shadowily” come from?
shadowily (English) comes from English shadowy, from English shadow, from English -y, from Middle English -y, from Old English -iġ, from Proto-West Germanic -g, from Proto-Germanic -gaz, from Proto-Indo-European -ḱos — -y, -ic.
shadowily (English): In a shadowy manner
Definitions
- In a shadowy manner
Ancestry of “shadowily”, step by step
shadowily traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English shadowy
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | shadowy | In shadow; darkened by shadows; Dark, obscure;... |
| 2 | English | shadow | A dark image projected onto a surface where light... |
| 3 | English | -y | Added to nouns and adjectives to form adjectives... |
| 4 | Middle English | -y | Designates an adjective, in many cases formed by... |
| 5 | Old English | -iġ | -y, -ic |
| 6 | Proto-West Germanic | -g | Forms adjectives from nouns and verbs with a... |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | -gaz | -y |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | -ḱos | -y, -ic |