English
innerly
Innerly comes from Middle English inderly ‘Regarding what is inside’, and goes back to innere.
- Middle Englishc. 1150–1500innere
- Middle English, derivedc. 1150–1500inderlyas inhirly‘Regarding what is inside’
- Englishtodayinnerly
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- Middle Englishc. 1150–1500innere
- Middle English, derivedc. 1150–1500inderlyas inhirly‘Regarding what is inside’
- Englishtodayinnerly
Formed from inner + -ly
Proto-Indo-European *h₁én ‘in’
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Proto-West Germanic *in ‘in’
Old English in ‘in’
Old English innera ‘inner’
Middle English inner
English inner
Every English word from Middle English innere
Today it means
adj Inward; deep-seated.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Middle English innere / innerly