Etymology

hourly

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Today it means: Occurring every hour. Full definition →

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

  1. Proto-Indo-European*(H)yeh₁-der.?
  2. Proto-Indo-European*yóh₁r̥
  3. Ancient Greekὥρᾱ (hṓrā)
  4. Latinhōra
  5. Old Frenchhoure
  6. Middle Englishhoure
  7. Englishhour
  8. Proto-Indo-European*leyg-
  9. Proto-Germanic*līką
  10. English todayhourly

From hour + -ly.

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