Where does “shortly” come from?
Shortly comes from Old English sċortlīċe, formed from sċort (short) with the adverbial suffix -līċe.
shortly (English): In a short or brief time or manner; quickly; In...
Definitions
- In a short or brief time or manner; quickly; In...
Ancestry of “shortly”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Middle English | schortly | shortly |
| 2 | Old English | sċortlīċe | shortly; before long; soon; shortly |
| 3 | Old English | -līċe | ly (adverbial suffix) |
| 4 | Old English | -e | forming adverbs from adjectives; -ly |
| 5 | Old English | -en | mæġþ + API → mæġden; cocc + API → cycen, cicen;... |
| 6 | Old Norse | -inn | Used to create adjectives from nouns, meaning... |
| 7 | Proto-Norse | -īna- | — |
| 8 | Proto-Germanic | -īnaz | -en |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | -iHnos | Creates adjectives of materials |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | -no- | adjectival suffix |