Newly
/ˈnjuːli/noun
In a recent or new manner; recently.
Did you know?The -ly ending comes from Old English -līċe, originally meaning “in a manner or way,” so English has been turning adjectives into spells of action for over a thousand years.
Etymological Timeline
Old English
OE
nīwe līċe
“in a new manner; newly”
Middle English
ME
newely
“recently; in a new way”
Modern English
English
newly
“recently; in a new manner”
Proto-Indo-European
PIE
*néwos
“new, recent”