Where does “smoggily” come from?

smoggily (English) comes from English smoggy, from English -y, from Middle English -y, from Old English -iġ, from Proto-West Germanic -g, from Proto-Germanic -gaz, from Proto-Indo-European -ḱos — -y, -ic.

smoggily (English): In a smoggy way

Definitions

  1. In a smoggy way

Ancestry of “smoggily”, step by step

smoggily traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English smoggy

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishsmoggyHaving smog
2English-yAdded to nouns and adjectives to form adjectives...
3Middle English-yDesignates an adjective, in many cases formed by...
4Old English-iġ-y, -ic
5Proto-West Germanic-gForms adjectives from nouns and verbs with a...
6Proto-Germanic-gaz-y
7Proto-Indo-European-ḱos-y, -ic

via English ly

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishlyAbbreviation of light-year
2VietnameselyAlternative spelling of li
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -ḱosEvery word from English -yEvery word from Old English -iġ