Where does “unseemingly” come from?
unseemingly (English) comes from English unseeming, from English seeming, from English -ly, from English grisly, from Middle English grisely, from Old English grisliċ, from Old English -līċ, from Proto-Germanic *-līk.
unseemingly (English): In an unseeming manner
Definitions
- In an unseeming manner
Ancestry of “unseemingly”, step by step
unseemingly traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English unseeming
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | unseeming | hesitating; scrupling; unseemly; inappropriate,... |
| 2 | English | seeming | present participle of seem; Appearing to the eye... |
| 3 | English | -ly | Used to form adjectives from nouns, the... |
| 4 | English | grisly | Horrifyingly repellent; gruesome, terrifying;... |
| 5 | Middle English | grisely | — |
| 6 | Old English | grisliċ | grisly, horrible; dreadful, horrid |
| 7 | Old English | -līċ | suffix forming {{glossary|adjective}}s meaning... |
| 8 | Proto-Germanic | *-līk | — |