Etymograph

English

towardliness

From towardly + -ness.

A compound of towardly + -ness

Proto-West Germanic *tōward

Old English tōweard ‘toward’

Middle English toward ‘in the direction of’

Middle English towardly ‘Willing to act in a way favourable to others’

English towardly

Today it means

noun The state or quality of being towardly.

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

Etymograph / towardliness