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Where does “symply” come from?

symply (Middle English) comes from Middle English -y, from Middle English -ien, from Old English -ian, from Old English -ōjan, from Proto-West Germanic -ōn, from Proto-Germanic -ōną, from Proto-Indo-European -eh₂yéti, from Proto-Indo-European -yéti — he, she.

symply (Middle English): guiltlessly, frankly, truthfully; in a blameless...

Definitions

  1. guiltlessly, frankly, truthfully; in a blameless...

Ancestry of “symply”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle English-yDesignates an adjective, in many cases formed by...
2Middle English-ien—
3Old English-ianForms verbs from nouns and adjectives
4Old English-ōjan—
5Proto-West Germanic-ōnCreates denominative verbs from nouns; Creates...
6Proto-Germanic-ōnąCreates denominative verbs from nouns; Creates...
7Proto-Indo-European-eh₂yétiCreates iterative/ frequentative/ intensive...
8Proto-Indo-European-yétiCreates intransitive, often deponent,...
9Proto-Indo-Europeanyé-—
10Chichewaiyehe, she

Words derived from “symply”

  • simply
  • nonsimply
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