Where does “wordily” come from?

wordily (English) comes from English wordy, from Middle English wordy, from Old English wordiġ, from Old English worð, from Proto-Germanic *word, from Proto-Germanic wurdą, from Proto-Indo-European werdʰo-, from Proto-Indo-European werh₁- — to speak, say.

wordily (English): In a wordy manner; using too many words

Definitions

  1. In a wordy manner; using too many words

Ancestry of “wordily”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishwordyUsing an excessive number of words
2Middle Englishwordywordy
3Old Englishwordiġwordy, verbose
4Old Englishworðword
5Proto-Germanic*word—
6Proto-Germanicwurdąword
7Proto-Indo-Europeanwerdʰo-word
8Proto-Indo-Europeanwerh₁-to speak, say
Every word from Proto-Indo-European werh₁- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European werdʰo- →Every word from Proto-Germanic wurdą →