Where does “towardly” come from?
towardly (English) comes from Middle English towardly, from Middle English -ly, from Old English -līċ, from Proto-Germanic *-līk.
towardly (English): Promising, propitious
Ancestry of “towardly”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Middle English | towardly | Willing to act in a way favourable to others;... |
| 2 | Middle English | -ly | Alternative form of -liche |
| 3 | Old English | -līċ | suffix forming {{glossary|adjective}}s meaning... |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | *-līk | — |
Words derived from “towardly”