English
giddily
From giddy + -ly.
A compound of giddy + -ly
Proto-Germanic *gudą ‘god, deity’
Proto-West Germanic *god
Proto-West Germanic *gudīg ‘ghostly, spirited’
Old English gidiġ ‘possessed by a demon or spirit, insane, mad’
Middle English gidi
English giddy
Today it means
adv In a giddy manner.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / giddily