English
fellowly
Fellowly comes from Middle English felawely ‘Fellow, equal’, from felawe ‘a colleague or collaborator’, and ultimately from Old Norse félagi.
- Old Norsec. 800–1350félagi
- Old Englishc. 450–1150fēolaga‘companion, partner, colleague’
- Middle Englishc. 1150–1500felawe‘a colleague or collaborator’
- Middle English, derivedc. 1150–1500felawelyas felowly‘Fellow, equal’
- Englishearliest quotation 1610–1611fellowly
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- Old Norsec. 800–1350félagi
- Old Englishc. 450–1150fēolaga‘companion, partner, colleague’
- Middle Englishc. 1150–1500felawe‘a colleague or collaborator’
- Middle English, derivedc. 1150–1500felawelyas felowly‘Fellow, equal’
- Englishearliest quotation 1610–1611fellowly
Earliest quotation: 1610–1611, William Shakespeare, The Tempest: “Pro. […] Holy Gonzallo, Honourable man, / Mine eyes…”
Formed from fellow + -ly
Old Norse félag ‘fellowship, partnership’
Old Norse félagi ‘companion’
Old English fēolaga ‘companion, partner’
Middle English felawe ‘companion, good friend’
English fellow
Every English word from Old Norse félagi
Another origin of fellowly
- Old Norsec. 800–1350félagi
- Old Englishc. 450–1150fēolaga‘companion, partner, colleague’
- Middle Englishc. 1150–1500felawe‘a colleague or collaborator’
- Middle English, derivedc. 1150–1500felawelyas felowly‘Fellow, equal’
- Englishtodayfellowly
Today it means
adj Fellowlike; companionable, sociable or sympathetic.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Old Norse félagi / fellowly