Etymology

nasally

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Today it means: In a nasal manner or tone. Full definition →

Proto-Germanic *līką ← Proto-Indo-European *leyg- ← English nasal
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nasally · adverb1

  1. Englishnasal
  2. Proto-Indo-European*leyg-
  3. Proto-Germanic*līką
  4. English todaynasally

From nasal + -ly.

nasally · adjective2

From nasal + -y.

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