Where does “shily” come from?

shily (English) comes from English shy, from Middle English shy, from Old English sċēoh, from Proto-West Germanic skeuh, from Proto-Germanic skeuhaz, from Proto-Indo-European skewkós.

shily (English): Archaic form of shyly

Definitions

  1. Archaic form of shyly

Ancestry of “shily”, step by step

shily traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English shy

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishshyEasily frightened; timid; Reserved; disinclined...
2Middle Englishshyshy
3Old Englishsċēohshy
4Proto-West Germanicskeuhfrightened, shy; frightening, ugly
5Proto-Germanicskeuhazfrightened; shy; timid; bashful; coy; reserved;...
6Proto-Indo-Europeanskewkós—

via English ly

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishlyAbbreviation of light-year
2VietnameselyAlternative spelling of li
Every word from Proto-Indo-European skewkós →Every word from Proto-Germanic skeuhaz →Every word from Proto-West Germanic skeuh →
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