Briefly
/ˈbriːf.li/noun
For a short time; in a concise manner.
Did you know?Briefly comes from the same Germanic root as *brief* and ultimately traces back to a word meaning “short,” not to any magical or occult source.
Etymological Timeline
Proto-Indo-European
PIE
*mreǵh-
“Short; brief”
Proto-Germanic
PGmc
*brevaz
“Short”
Old French
Old French
brief
“Short, concise”
Middle English
English
brief
“Short in time or speech”
Modern English
English
briefly
“In a short time; concisely”