Where does “utterly” come from?

Utterly comes from English utter combined with the Old English adverbial suffix -līċ, derived from Proto-Germanic ūt and Proto-Indo-European ud meaning "out," merged with Proto-Indo-European līg- and ḱóm.

utterly (English): completely, entirely, to the fullest extent

Definitions

  1. completely, entirely, to the fullest extent

Ancestry of “utterly”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishutterOuter; furthest out, most remote; Outward;...
2Middle Englishoutre—
3Old Englishūteraouter
4Old Englishūtout
5Proto-West Germanic*ūtout, outward
6Proto-Germanicūtout, outward
7Proto-Indo-Europeanúdout, outward

Words derived from “utterly”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European úd →Every word from Proto-Germanic ūt →Every word from Proto-West Germanic *ūt →