Where does “weirdly” come from?
Weirdly derives from Middle English -ly, Old English -līċ, Proto-Germanic -līkaz, and Proto-Indo-European roots wert-, wer-, and ḱóm.
weirdly (English): in a weird manner
Definitions
- in a weird manner
Ancestry of “weirdly”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | weird | Having an unusually strange character or... |
| 2 | Middle English | werde | Destiny, fate; the force that determines events |
| 3 | Old English | wyrd | fate, destiny; the Fates; event, occurrence |
| 4 | Old Persian | wurdi | flower |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | wurdiz | fate, destiny |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | wrti- | — |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | wert- | to turn, to rotate |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | wer- | to burn; to cover, heed, notice; squirrel |