alienly

English

Etymology

Etymology tree

English alien

Proto-Indo-European *leyg-der.

Proto-Germanic *līkąder.

Proto-Germanic *-līkaz

Proto-Germanic *-ê

Proto-Germanic *-līkê

Proto-West Germanic *-līkē

Old English -līċe

Middle English -ly

English -ly

English alienly

From alien + -ly.

Adverb

alienly (not comparable)

1. In an alien manner.

Translations

in an alien manner

• Portuguese: alheiamente