Wontedly
/ˈwʌn.tɪd.li/noun
In a customary or habitual manner.
Did you know?Its ancestor is related to the German wohnen, meaning “to dwell,” linking habit with the idea of mentally or physically living in a repeated pattern.
Etymological Timeline
Proto-Indo-European
PIE
*wenh₁-
“To desire, be accustomed to, or remain; the reconstructed ancestral root associated with later Germanic forms.”
Proto-Germanic
PGmc
*wunjaną
“To accustom oneself, remain, or dwell.”
Old English
Old English
gewunian
“To become accustomed, be used to, or dwell.”
Old English
Old English
gewun
“A custom, habit, or established practice.”
Middle English
English
wont
“Customary practice or habit; later also accustomed.”
Modern English
English
wonted + -ly
“Accustomed or habitual, combined with the adverbial suffix -ly; “wontedly” means habitually.”