Where does “slowliness” come from?
slowliness (English) comes from English slowly, from Middle English slowly, from Old English slāwlīċe, from Old English -līċe, from Old English -e, from Old English -en, from Old Norse -inn, from Proto-Norse -īna- — adjectival suffix.
slowliness (English): Slowness
Definitions
- Slowness
Ancestry of “slowliness”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | slowly | At a slow pace |
| 2 | Middle English | slowly | — |
| 3 | Old English | slāwlīċe | slowly; sluggishly |
| 4 | Old English | -līċe | ly (adverbial suffix) |
| 5 | Old English | -e | forming adverbs from adjectives; -ly |
| 6 | Old English | -en | mæġþ + API → mæġden; cocc + API → cycen, cicen;... |
| 7 | Old Norse | -inn | Used to create adjectives from nouns, meaning... |
| 8 | Proto-Norse | -īna- | — |
| 9 | Proto-Germanic | -īnaz | -en |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | -iHnos | Creates adjectives of materials |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | -no- | adjectival suffix |