cutely

English

Etymology

Etymology tree

English cute

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 cutely

From cute + -ly.

Adverb

cutely (comparative more cutely, superlative most cutely)

1. In a cute manner

Derived terms

• cuteliness