Yonderly
/ˈjɒn.dər.li/noun
In or toward a distant place; in a manner relating to yonder.
Did you know?Yonderly is a rare dialectal formation built from yonder plus the English suffix -ly, preserving the old demonstrative idea of directing attention toward something distant or unseen.
Etymological Timeline
Proto-Indo-European
PIE
*i-
“A demonstrative stem meaning “this” or “that,” depending on context.”
Proto-Germanic
Proto-Germanic
*jainaz
“That one over there; the distant or other one.”
Old English
Old English
geond
“Yonder, beyond, on the far side.”
Middle English
Middle English
yonder
“At or in a distant place; over there.”
Modern English dialects
English
yonderly
“In a yonder direction or in relation to a distant place.”