Where does “slenderly” come from?

slenderly (English) comes from English slender, from Middle English slendre, from Old French esclendre, from Old Dutch slinder, from Proto-Germanic slindraz, from Proto-Indo-European sleydʰ- — to slip, slide; to be slippery, slick.

slenderly (English): Thinly, slightly, delicately; meagrely;...

Definitions

  1. Thinly, slightly, delicately; meagrely;...

Ancestry of “slenderly”, step by step

slenderly traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English slender

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishslenderThin; slim; meagre; deficient; Palatalized
2Middle Englishslendre—
3Old Frenchesclendrethin, slender
4Old Dutchslinderthin, lank
5Proto-Germanicslindrazsliding, slippery
6Proto-Indo-Europeansleydʰ-to slip, slide; to be slippery, slick

via English ly

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishlyAbbreviation of light-year
2VietnameselyAlternative spelling of li
Every word from Proto-Indo-European sleydʰ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic slindraz →Every word from Old Dutch slinder →