Where does “homely” come from?
homely (Middle English) comes from Middle English homly, from Middle English home, from Middle English whom, from Old English hwām, from Proto-Germanic hwammai, from Proto-Germanic hwaz, from Proto-Indo-European kʷos, from Proto-Indo-European kʷ- — The primary interrogative root.
homely (Middle English): Alternative form of homly
Definitions
- Alternative form of homly
Ancestry of “homely”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Middle English | homly | familiarly, in a way denoting a close... |
| 2 | Middle English | home | Alternative form of hom; Alternative form of... |
| 3 | Middle English | whom | (to) who, whom accusative or dative |
| 4 | Old English | hwām | — |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | hwammai | masculine/neuter dative of *hwaz |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | hwaz | who, what; whose; whom |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | kʷos | See *kʷis |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | kʷ- | The primary interrogative root |