Where does “soundly” come from?
Soundly derives from Middle English -ly, Old English -līċ, Proto-Germanic gasundaz, and Latin sonus and suus, ultimately tracing to roots meaning sound and self.
soundly (English): In a thorough manner; in manner free of defect or...
Definitions
- In a thorough manner; in manner free of defect or...
Ancestry of “soundly”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | English | sound | Healthy; Complete, solid, or secure; Having the... |
| 2 | Middle English | sound | — |
| 3 | Old English | sund | swimming; sea, water |
| 4 | Old Norse | sund | swimming; strait, sound; swimming, sound |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | sundą | swimming; sound, strait |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | swimmaną | to be unsteady; to swim; float |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | swem(bʰ)- | to bend, turn, swing; to be unsteady, move, swim |