Where does “wailfully” come from?
wailfully (English) comes from English wailful, from English wail, from German weilen, from Middle High German wīlen, from Middle High German mit, from Old High German mit, from Proto-West Germanic midi, from Proto-Germanic midi — in the middle of, near, by, around, with.
wailfully (English): In a wailful manner
Definitions
- In a wailful manner
Ancestry of “wailfully”, step by step
wailfully traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English wailful
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | wailful | Sorrowful; mournful |
| 2 | English | wail | To cry out, as in sorrow or anguish; To weep,... |
| 3 | German | weilen | To be, be present somewhere; To linger, spend... |
| 4 | Middle High German | wīlen | formerly |
| 5 | Middle High German | mit | — |
| 6 | Old High German | mit | with |
| 7 | Proto-West Germanic | midi | with, by, through; along, together; middle, mid |
| 8 | Proto-Germanic | midi | with, by, through; along, together |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | meth₂ | with |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | mé | in the middle of, near, by, around, with |