Where does “knyghtly” come from?

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

knyghtly (Middle English): brave, bold, martial

Definitions

  1. brave, bold, martial

Ancestry of “knyghtly”, step by step

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

Words derived from “knyghtly”

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