Etymology

muchly

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Today it means: Very much, very. Full definition →

English much ← Middle English muche ← Old English miċel
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The story

  1. Proto-Indo-European*méǵh₂s
  2. Proto-Germanic*mikilaz
  3. Proto-West Germanic*mikil
  4. Old Englishmiċel
  5. Middle Englishmuchel
  6. Middle Englishmuche
  7. Englishmuch
  8. English todaymuchly

From much + -ly.

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