Etymology

dudely

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Today it means: Of or pertaining to a dude (in various senses). Full definition →

Proto-Germanic *līką ← Proto-Indo-European *leyg- ← English dude
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The story

  1. Englishdude
  2. Proto-Indo-European*leyg-
  3. Proto-Germanic*līką
  4. English todaydudely

From dude + -ly.

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