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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.

untruely (English): Alternative form of untruly

Definitions

  1. Alternative form of untruly

Ancestry of “untruely”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishuntrueFalse; not true; Not faithful or loyal
2Middle Englishuntreweuntrue
3Old Englishuntrīewe—
4Proto-West Germanic*untriuwī—
5Proto-Germanic*untriwwiz—
Every word from Proto-Germanic *untriwwiz →