Where does “kirnelly” come from?

kirnelly (Middle English) comes from Middle English kirnel, from Middle English -ly, from Old English -līċ, from Proto-Germanic *-līk.

kirnelly (Middle English): glandular, containing many glands or tumours

Definitions

  1. glandular, containing many glands or tumours

Ancestry of “kirnelly”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle EnglishkirnelAlternative form of kernel
2Middle English-lyAlternative form of -liche
3Old English-līċsuffix forming {{glossary|adjective}}s meaning...
4Proto-Germanic*-līk—

Words derived from “kirnelly”

Every word from Proto-Germanic *-līk →Every word from Middle English -ly →Every word from Old English -līċ →