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

Definitions

  1. Promising, propitious

Ancestry of “towardly”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle EnglishtowardlyWilling to act in a way favourable to others;...
2Middle English-lyAlternative form of -liche
3Old English-līċsuffix forming {{glossary|adjective}}s meaning...
4Proto-Germanic*-līk—

Words derived from “towardly”

Every word from Proto-Germanic *-līk →Every word from Middle English -ly →Every word from Old English -līċ →
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