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Where does “depely” come from?

depely (Middle English) comes from Old English dēoplīċe, from Old English -līċe, from Old English -e, from Old English -en, from Old Norse -inn, from Proto-Norse -īna-, from Proto-Germanic -īnaz, from Proto-Indo-European -iHnos — adjectival suffix.

depely (Middle English): Deeply, insightfully, thoroughly, completely;...

Definitions

  1. Deeply, insightfully, thoroughly, completely;...

Ancestry of “depely”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishdēoplīċedeeply
2Old English-līċe—
3Old English-eforming adverbs from adjectives; -ly
4Old English-enmæġþ + API → mæġden; cocc + API → cycen, cicen;...
5Old Norse-innUsed to create adjectives from nouns, meaning...
6Proto-Norse-īna-—
7Proto-Germanic-īnaz-en
8Proto-Indo-European-iHnosCreates adjectives of materials
9Proto-Indo-European-no-adjectival suffix

Words derived from “depely”

  • deeply
  • deplike
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