Etymology

normally

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Today it means: Under normal conditions or circumstances; usually; most of the time. Full definition →

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

  1. Proto-Indo-European*ǵneh₃-
  2. Proto-Indo-European*ǵn̥h₃sḱéti
  3. Proto-Hellenic*gignṓskō
  4. Ancient Greekγιγνώσκω (gignṓskō)
  5. Ancient Greekγνώμων (gnṓmōn)
  6. Latinnorma
  7. Proto-Indo-European*h₂el-
  8. Proto-Indo-European*h₂élisder.?
  9. Latinnōrmālis
  10. Englishnormal
  11. Proto-Indo-European*leyg-
  12. Proto-Germanic*līką
  13. English todaynormally

From normal + -ly.

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