Where does “wavily” come from?

wavily (English) comes from English wavy, from English wave, from Middle English wawe, from Old English wǣġ, from Proto-Germanic wēgaz, from Proto-Indo-European weǵʰ- — to bring; to transport.

wavily (English): crookedly, twistingly, in a curved and winding...

Definitions

  1. crookedly, twistingly, in a curved and winding...

Ancestry of “wavily”, step by step

wavily traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English wavy

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Englishwavyrising or swelling in waves; Full of waves;...
2EnglishwaveTo move back and forth repeatedly and somewhat...
3Middle EnglishwaweA wave; Any sort of flowing or spurting motion;...
4Old Englishwǣġa weight; a tool for weighing, balance, scale
5Proto-Germanicwēgazwave; sea
6Proto-Indo-Europeanweǵʰ-to bring; to transport

via English ly

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishlyAbbreviation of light-year
2VietnameselyAlternative spelling of li
Every word from Proto-Indo-European weǵʰ-Every word from Proto-Germanic wēgazEvery word from Old English wǣġ
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