Where does “tīmlīċe” come from?
tīmlīċe (Old English) comes from Old English -līċe, from Old English -e, from Old English -en, from Old Norse -inn, from Proto-Norse -īna-, from Proto-Germanic -īnaz, from Proto-Indo-European -iHnos, from Proto-Indo-European -no- — adjectival suffix.
tīmlīċe (Old English): in good time; timely; soon
Definitions
- in good time; timely; soon
Ancestry of “tīmlīċe”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Old English | -līċe | — |
| 2 | Old English | -e | forming adverbs from adjectives; -ly |
| 3 | Old English | -en | mæġþ + API → mæġden; cocc + API → cycen, cicen;... |
| 4 | Old Norse | -inn | Used to create adjectives from nouns, meaning... |
| 5 | Proto-Norse | -īna- | — |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | -īnaz | -en |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | -iHnos | Creates adjectives of materials |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | -no- | adjectival suffix |
Words derived from “tīmlīċe”