Etymology

earlyish

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Today it means: Somewhat early Full definition →

English early ← Middle English erly ← Old English ǣrlīċe
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The story

  1. Proto-Indo-European*h₂ey-
  2. Proto-Indo-European*h₂éyeri
  3. Proto-Germanic*airi
  4. Proto-Germanic*airiz
  5. Old Englishǣr
  6. Proto-Indo-European*leyg-
  7. Proto-Germanic*līką
  8. Old Englishǣrlīċe
  9. Middle Englisherly
  10. Englishearly
  11. English todayearlyish

From early + -ish.

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