Where does “worsely” come from?
worsely (English) comes from English worse, from Middle English worse, from Old English wiersa, from Proto-Germanic wirsizô, from Proto-Indo-European wers-, from Proto-Indo-European wer- — to burn; to cover, heed, notice; squirrel.
worsely (English): Synonym of worse
Ancestry of “worsely”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | English | worse | comparative form of bad: more bad; comparative... |
| 2 | Middle English | worse | — |
| 3 | Old English | wiersa | comparative degree of yfel: worse |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | wirsizô | comparative degree of *ubilaz; worse |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | wers- | to wipe; peak, height |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | wer- | to burn; to cover, heed, notice; squirrel |