English
angrily
Angrily comes from Middle English angrily ‘Angrily, spitefully’, from anger ‘Grief, painfulness, or discomfort’, and ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *h₂enǵʰ- ‘to tighten’.
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*h₂enǵʰ-‘to tighten’reconstructed
- Proto-Indo-European, derivedc. 4500–2500 BCE*h₂énǵʰos‘anxiety, suffering, grief’reconstructed
- Proto-Germanicc. 500 BCE–200 CE*angazaz‘worry, grief, anxiety’reconstructed
- Old Norsec. 800–1350angr‘affliction, sorrow’
- Middle Englishc. 1150–1500anger‘Grief, painfulness, or discomfort’
- Middle English, derivedc. 1150–1500angry
- Middle English, derivedc. 1150–1500angrily‘Angrily, spitefully’
- Englishearliest quotation 1943same form
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*h₂enǵʰ-‘to tighten’reconstructed
- Proto-Indo-European, derivedc. 4500–2500 BCE*h₂énǵʰos‘anxiety, suffering, grief’reconstructed
- Proto-Germanicc. 500 BCE–200 CE*angazaz‘worry, grief, anxiety’reconstructed
- Old Norsec. 800–1350angr‘affliction, sorrow’
- Middle Englishc. 1150–1500anger‘Grief, painfulness, or discomfort’
- Middle English, derivedc. 1150–1500angry
- Middle English, derivedc. 1150–1500angrily‘Angrily, spitefully’
- Englishearliest quotation 1943same form
Earliest quotation: 1943, H. Lorna Bingham, The Lost Tribe: “So it was a trick," said Narkunda angrily.”
Formed from angry + -ly
Proto-Indo-European *h₂enǵʰ- ‘to constrict’
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Proto-Germanic *angazaz ‘worry’
Old Norse angr ‘sorrow’
Middle English anger ‘grief’
Middle English angry ‘angry’
English angry
Linked words
through Proto-Indo-European *h₂enǵʰ- ‘to tighten’
anxiety, anxious, eng, anguish, angst, angina, 11 more
through Old Norse angr ‘affliction, sorrow’
through Middle English anger ‘Grief, painfulness, or discomfort’
through Middle English angry
Today it means
adv In an angry manner; under the influence of anger.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Proto-Indo-European *h₂enǵʰ- / angrily