Etymology

spritely

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Today it means: Of or relating to a sprite. Full definition →

Proto-Germanic *līką ← Proto-Indo-European *leyg- ← English sprite
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spritely · adjective1

  1. Englishsprite
  2. Proto-Indo-European*leyg-
  3. Proto-Germanic*līką
  4. English todayspritely

From sprite + -ly.

spritely · adverb2

  1. Englishsprite
  2. Proto-Indo-European*leyg-
  3. Proto-Germanic*līką
  4. English todayspritely

From sprite + -ly (adverb suffix).

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