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Where does “unseemlily” come from?

unseemlily (English) comes from English unseemly, from Middle English unsemli, from Old Norse úsǽmiligr.

unseemlily (English): In an unseemly manner

Definitions

  1. In an unseemly manner

Ancestry of “unseemlily”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishunseemlyInconsistent with established standards of good...
2Middle Englishunsemli—
3Old Norseúsǽmiligr—
Every word from Old Norse úsǽmiligr →