Etymology

tidally

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Today it means: In a tidal manner. Full definition →

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

  1. Proto-Indo-European*deh₂-
  2. Proto-Indo-European*deh₂y-
  3. Proto-Indo-European*déh₂itis
  4. Proto-Indo-European*dih₂tís
  5. Proto-Germanic*tīdiz
  6. Proto-West Germanic*tīdi
  7. Old Englishtīd
  8. Middle Englishtide
  9. Englishtide
  10. Proto-Indo-European*h₂el-
  11. Proto-Indo-European*h₂élisder.?
  12. Englishtidal
  13. Proto-Indo-European*leyg-
  14. Proto-Germanic*līką
  15. English todaytidally

From tidal + -ly.

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