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Where does “suchly” come from?

suchly (English) comes from English Such, from Middle English such, from Old English swelċ, from Proto-Germanic swalīkaz, from Proto-Germanic swa, from Proto-Germanic swē, from Proto-Indo-European swē.

suchly (English): In such a manner; thus

Definitions

  1. In such a manner; thus

Ancestry of “suchly”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishSuch—
2Middle Englishsuch—
3Old Englishswelċ—
4Proto-Germanicswalīkazsuch, that kind of, that sort of
5Proto-Germanicswaso, thus, in this manner
6Proto-Germanicswēlike, similar to; just like, in the same manner...
7Proto-Indo-Europeanswē—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European swē →