Where does “thricely” come from?

thricely (English) comes from English thrice, from Middle English thrīce, from Middle English thrīe, from Old English þreowa, from Proto-West Germanic *þriwō.

thricely (English): thrice; three times

Definitions

  1. thrice; three times

Ancestry of “thricely”, step by step

thricely traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English thrice

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishthriceThree times
2Middle Englishthrīce—
3Middle Englishthrīethree times, thrice; a third time
4Old Englishþreowathree times, thrice
5Proto-West Germanic*þriwō—

via English ly

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishlyAbbreviation of light-year
2VietnameselyAlternative spelling of li
Every word from Proto-West Germanic *þriwō →Every word from Old English þreowa →Every word from Middle English thrīe →