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Where does “dedlich” come from?

dedlich (Middle English) comes from Old English dēadlīċ, from Old English dēad, from Proto-West Germanic daud, from Proto-Germanic daudaz, from Proto-Indo-European dʰowHtós.

dedlich (Middle English): Alternative form of dedly

Definitions

  1. Alternative form of dedly

Ancestry of “dedlich”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishdēadlīċ—
2Old Englishdēad—
3Proto-West Germanicdauddead
4Proto-Germanicdaudazdead
5Proto-Indo-EuropeandʰowHtós—

Words derived from “dedlich”

  • deadly
  • nondeadly
  • fail-deadly
  • deadlihood
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