English

mackly

Mackly comes from Old Norse makr ‘easy’, from Proto-Germanic *makaz ‘comfortable, suitable’, and ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *mag- ‘to knead, press’.

Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*mag-‘to knead, press’reconstructed
Proto-Germanicc. 500 BCE–200 CE*makaz‘comfortable, suitable’reconstructed
Old Norsec. 800–1350makr‘easy’
Middle Englishc. 1150–1500makli
Englishtodaymackly

attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed

Lineage

Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*mag-‘to knead, press’reconstructed
Proto-Germanicc. 500 BCE–200 CE*makaz‘comfortable, suitable’reconstructed
Old Norsec. 800–1350makr‘easy’
Middle Englishc. 1150–1500makli
Englishtodaymackly

Formed from make + -ly

Proto-Germanic *makaz ‘fit, suitable, agreeable’

Proto-West Germanic *mak ‘fit, suitable’

Proto-West Germanic *makōn ‘to make suitable; to build, make’

Old English macian ‘to make, build, work’

Middle English maken

English make

Linked words

through Proto-Indo-European *mag- ‘to knead, press’

match, 2 more

through Proto-Germanic *makaz ‘comfortable, suitable’

make, made, makar, 4 more

Today it means

adj Seemly; comely; good-looking.

Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.

Etymograph / Proto-Indo-European *mag- / mackly

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