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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

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishworldlyConcerned with human or earthly matters, physical...
2Middle Englishworldly—
3Old Englishworuldlīċ—
4Proto-Germanicweraldilīkaz—
Every word from Proto-Germanic weraldilīkaz →