otherly

otherly · adjective¹

From other + -ly.

otherly · adverb²

1. Old English · inherited fromōþerlīċe“otherwise, differently”
2. Middle English · inherited fromotherliche
3. English todayotherly

From Middle English otherliche, from Old English ōþerlīċe (“otherwise, differently”), equivalent to other + -ly. Cognate with Old Saxon ōþarlīk, Old High German andarlīh, Icelandic annarligur, Gothic 𐌰𐌽𐌸𐌰𐍂𐌻𐌴𐌹𐌺𐍉 (anþarleikō, “otherwise”).