Where does “tarrily” come from?

tarrily (English) comes from English tarry, from Middle English tarien, from Old English tirian, from Proto-Germanic terganą, from Proto-Indo-European derHgʰ- — to tug, to stretch; to pluck.

tarrily (English): In a tarry manner

Definitions

  1. In a tarry manner

Ancestry of “tarrily”, step by step

tarrily traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English tarry

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishtarryTo delay; to be late or tardy in beginning or...
2Middle Englishtariento vex, harass, cause to hesitate, delay
3Old Englishtirian—
4Proto-Germanicterganą—
5Proto-Indo-EuropeanderHgʰ-to tug, to stretch; to pluck

via English ly

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishlyAbbreviation of light-year
2VietnameselyAlternative spelling of li
Every word from Proto-Indo-European derHgʰ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic terganą →Every word from Old English tirian →