Where does “sonderli” come from?
sonderli (Middle English) comes from Old English synderlīċ, from Old English -līċ, from Proto-Germanic *-līk.
Ancestry of “sonderli”, step by step
sonderli traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Old English synderlīċ
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Old English | synderlīċ | special |
| 2 | Old English | -līċ | suffix forming {{glossary|adjective}}s meaning... |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | *-līk | — |
via Old English sundorlīċ
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Old English | sundorlīċ | — |