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Where does “timely” come from?

timely (Middle English) comes from Old English tīmlīc.

timely (Middle English): Alternative form of tymely

Definitions

  1. Alternative form of tymely

Ancestry of “timely”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishtīmlīc—

Words derived from “timely”

  • timely
  • untimely
  • timeliness
  • untimeliness
  • timelily
Every word from Old English tīmlīc →