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English word silly comes from Old English (ca. 450-1100) sælig (Blessed, fortunate, prosperous, happy.), Proto-Germanic *sēliz (Happy, fortunate. Kind, good.), Proto-Germanic *-gaz
sælig (Old English)
Blessed, fortunate, prosperous, happy.
*sēliz (Proto-Germanic)
Happy, fortunate. Kind, good.
*-gaz (Proto-Germanic)
-y; forms adjectives from nouns and verbs with a sense of 'being, having, or doing'.
*sēlīgaz (Proto-Germanic)
Blissful, prosperous, happy.
ġesǣliġ (Old English)
seli (Middle English)
Sely.
silly (English)
(now, regional, or, colloquial) Sillily: in a silly manner. (affectionate, gently, _, pejorative) A term of address.. (colloquial) A mistake.. (colloquial) A silly person.. (with 'the') The class of silly people collectively. (Scottish) Mentally retarded.. (chiefly, Scottish, obsolete) Blessed, particularly:. (cricket, of a fielding position) Very close to the batsman, facing the bowler; [...]