Etymology

dancerly

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Today it means: Proper to or characteristic of a dancer Full definition →

Proto-Germanic *līką ← Proto-Indo-European *leyg- ← English dancer
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  1. Englishdancer
  2. Proto-Indo-European*leyg-
  3. Proto-Germanic*līką
  4. English todaydancerly

From dancer + -ly.

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