Where does “truantly” come from?

truantly (English) comes from English truant, from Middle English truant, from Old French truant, from Gaulish trugan.

truantly (English): Like a truant; in idleness

Definitions

  1. Like a truant; in idleness

Ancestry of “truantly”, step by step

truantly traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English truant

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishtruantAbsent without permission, especially from...
2Middle Englishtruant—
3Old Frenchtruantvagabond, beggar; a vagabond, beggar, rogue",...
4Gaulishtrugan—

via English ly

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishlyAbbreviation of light-year
2VietnameselyAlternative spelling of li
Every word from Gaulish trugan →Every word from Old French truant →Every word from Middle English truant →