allowably

English

Etymology

Etymology tree

English allowable

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 allowably

From allowable + -ly.

Adverb

allowably (comparative more allowably, superlative most allowably)

1. In an allowable manner.