Where does “warningly” come from?
Warningly derives from English warning, which combines Old English warnian (to caution) from Proto-Germanic warnōną and English -ly from Old English -līċ, ultimately from Proto-Germanic -līkaz.
warningly (English): In a warning manner; in such a way as to warn
Definitions
- In a warning manner; in such a way as to warn
Ancestry of “warningly”, step by step
warningly traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English warning
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | warning | present participle of warn; The action of the... |
| 2 | English | warn | To make (someone) aware of (something impending); especially |
| 3 | Middle English | warnen | to warn; admonish |
| 4 | Old English | warnian | Alternative form of wearnian; to warn, caution,... |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | warnōną | to be careful; to warn |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | wēr- | true |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | wer- | to burn; to cover, heed, notice; squirrel |