Where does “dreghly” come from?
dreghly (Middle English) comes from Middle English -ly, from Old English -līċ, from Proto-Germanic *-līk.
Ancestry of “dreghly”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Middle English | -ly | Alternative form of -liche |
| 2 | Old English | -līċ | suffix forming {{glossary|adjective}}s meaning... |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | *-līk | — |