English
restlessly
Restlessly comes from Old English ræstlēas ‘restless’, from ræst ‘rest’, and ultimately from Proto-Germanic *rastō.
- Proto-Germanicc. 500 BCE–200 CE*rastō‘rest’reconstructed
- Proto-West Germanicc. 200–500 CE*rastu‘rest’reconstructed
- Old Englishc. 450–1150ræst‘rest’
- Old English, derivedc. 450–1150ræstlēas‘restless’
- Middle Englishc. 1150–1500restles
- English1500–presentrestless
- Englishearliest quotation 1915restlessly
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- Proto-Germanicc. 500 BCE–200 CE*rastō‘rest’reconstructed
- Proto-West Germanicc. 200–500 CE*rastu‘rest’reconstructed
- Old Englishc. 450–1150ræst‘rest’
- Old English, derivedc. 450–1150ræstlēas‘restless’
- Middle Englishc. 1150–1500restles
- English1500–presentrestless
- Englishearliest quotation 1915restlessly
Earliest quotation: 1915, George A. Birmingham pseudonym; James Ow, New York: “There is an hour or two, after the passengers…”
A compound of restless + -ly
Proto-Germanic *rastō ‘rest’
Proto-West Germanic *rastu ‘rest’
Old English ræst ‘rest’
Old English ræstlēas
Middle English restles
English restless
Every English word from Proto-Germanic *rastō
Today it means
adv In a restless manner.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Proto-Germanic *rastō / restlessly