highly

The story

1. Old English · inherited fromhēalīce“highly”
2. Middle English · inherited fromhiȝly
3. English todayhighly

From Middle English hiȝly, heȝly, heyȝliche, from Old English hēalīce (“highly”), equivalent to high + -ly. Cognate with Dutch hoogelijk (“highly”), German höchlich (“highly”), Danish højlig (“highly”), Swedish högligen (“highly”).