Where does “smilelessly” come from?

smilelessly (English) comes from English smileless, from English smile, from Middle English smilen, from Old Norse smīla, from Proto-Germanic smīlijaną, from Proto-Indo-European smēy-.

smilelessly (English): Without a smile

Definitions

  1. Without a smile

Ancestry of “smilelessly”, step by step

smilelessly traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English smileless

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishsmilelessWithout a smile, unsmiling
2EnglishsmileA facial expression comprised by flexing the...
3Middle Englishsmilento smile
4Old Norsesmīlato smile
5Proto-Germanicsmīlijanąto smile
6Proto-Indo-Europeansmēy-—

via English ly

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishlyAbbreviation of light-year
2VietnameselyAlternative spelling of li
Every word from Proto-Indo-European smēy- →