Where does “worldlily” come from?

worldlily (English) comes from English worldly, from Middle English worldly, from Old English woruldlīċ, from Proto-Germanic weraldilīkaz.

worldlily (English): In a worldly manner

Definitions

  1. In a worldly manner

Ancestry of “worldlily”, step by step

worldlily traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English worldly

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishworldlyConcerned with human or earthly matters, physical...
2Middle EnglishworldlyOf the material world
3Old Englishworuldlīċworldly, earthly, natural, physical, temporal, mundane
4Proto-Germanicweraldilīkaz—

via English ly

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishlyAbbreviation of light-year
2VietnameselyAlternative spelling of li
Every word from Proto-Germanic weraldilīkaz →Every word from Old English woruldlīċ →Every word from Middle English worldly →