Where does “pleynly” come from?

pleynly (Middle English) comes from Middle English pleyn, from Anglo-Norman pleyn, from Old French playn, from Old French plain, from Latin plēnus, from Proto-Italic plēnos, from Proto-Indo-European pl̥h₁nós, from Proto-Indo-European pleh₁- — to fill.

pleynly (Middle English): plainly; clearly; unambiguously

Definitions

  1. plainly; clearly; unambiguously

Ancestry of “pleynly”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Englishpleynclear; unambiguous
2Anglo-NormanpleynAlternative form of plein
3Old Frenchplayn—
4Old Frenchplainfull; plain; flat
5Latinplēnusfull; filled; complete
6Proto-Italicplēnosfull
7Proto-Indo-Europeanpl̥h₁nósfull
8Proto-Indo-Europeanpleh₁-to fill
Every word from Proto-Indo-European pleh₁- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European pl̥h₁nós →Every word from Proto-Italic plēnos →
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