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Where does “songly” come from?

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

songly (Middle English): songly

Definitions

  1. songly

Ancestry of “songly”, step by step

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

Words derived from “songly”

  • songly
  • songliness
Every word from Proto-Germanic *-līk →