Where does “untruely” come from?

untruely (English) comes from English untrue, from Middle English untrewe, from Old English untrīewe, from Proto-West Germanic *untriuwī, from Proto-Germanic *untriwwiz — untrue, disloyal, unfaithful.

untruely (English): Alternative form of untruly

Definitions

  1. Alternative form of untruly

Ancestry of “untruely”, step by step

untruely traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English untrue

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishuntrueFalse; not true; Not faithful or loyal
2Middle Englishuntreweuntrue
3Old Englishuntrīeweuntrue, not faithful
4Proto-West Germanic*untriuwīuntrue, disloyal, unfaithful
5Proto-Germanic*untriwwizuntrue, disloyal, unfaithful

via English ly

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishlyAbbreviation of light-year
2VietnameselyAlternative spelling of li
Every word from Proto-Germanic *untriwwiz →Every word from Proto-West Germanic *untriuwī →Every word from Old English untrīewe →