Where does “sleightely” come from?

sleightely (Middle English) comes from Middle English sleighte, from Old Norse slœgð, from Proto-Germanic slōgiþō, from Proto-Germanic slōgiz, from Proto-Indo-European slak- — to hit; strike; to hit, strike, throw; to hit,...

sleightely (Middle English): slyly, cleverly; intelligently and using deception

Definitions

  1. slyly, cleverly; intelligently and using deception

Ancestry of “sleightely”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle EnglishsleighteAlternative form of sleight
2Old Norseslœgðtrick, sleight, slyness
3Proto-Germanicslōgiþō—
4Proto-Germanicslōgizable to strike; sly, cunning, clever
5Proto-Indo-Europeanslak-to hit; strike; to hit, strike, throw; to hit,...

Words derived from “sleightely”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European slak- →Every word from Proto-Germanic slōgiz →Every word from Proto-Germanic slōgiþō →