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Where does “nakedly” come from?

nakedly (Middle English) comes from Middle English nakidly, from Middle English naked, from Old English nacod, from Proto-West Germanic *nak(k)wad, from Proto-Germanic nakwadaz, from Proto-Indo-European nogʷós — bare, naked; naked, bare; naked, nude.

nakedly (Middle English): Alternative form of nakidly

Definitions

  1. Alternative form of nakidly

Ancestry of “nakedly”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle EnglishnakidlyNakedly, openly; without any attempt to...
2Middle EnglishnakedUncovered; exposed, visible; Having none of...
3Old Englishnacodnaked; past participle of nacian
4Proto-West Germanic*nak(k)wad—
5Proto-Germanicnakwadaznaked
6Proto-Indo-Europeannogʷósbare, naked; naked, bare; naked, nude
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