Etymology

mightly

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Today it means: Mighty; competent; capable; strong; powerful. Full definition →

Middle English mightli ← Old English mihtelīċ ← Proto-West Germanic *mahtilīk
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mightly · adjective1

  1. Proto-Germanic · inherited from*mahtilīkaz
  2. Proto-West Germanic · inherited from*mahtilīk
  3. Old English · inherited frommihtelīċ“possible, able, capable”
  4. Middle English · inherited frommightli
  5. English todaymightly

From Middle English mightli, myȝtly, from Old English mihtelīċ (“possible, able, capable”), from Proto-West Germanic *mahtilīk, from Proto-Germanic *mahtilīkaz, *mahtulīkaz, equivalent to might + -ly. Cognate with Swedish maktlig (“powerful”).

mightly · adverb2

  1. Old English · inherited frommihtlīċe
  2. Middle English · inherited frommyghtely
  3. English todaymightly

From Middle English myghtely, myȝtly, from Old English mihtlīċe, equivalent to might + -ly.

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