At 06:18 30/05/2008, Linda Di Desidero wrote:
>I imagine that -ly ending for modifiers derives from the Germanic 
>--lich or the English --like. I'll bet that Herb or Bill can provide 
>a more detailed answer.

DD: I suspect it goes back a bit further than that. Consider Latin, 
where the adjective latina has the adverb, latine. As in English, not 
across the board, though. American heritage Dictionary suggests, 
"[Middle English -li, from Old English -l c (influenced by Old Norse 
-ligr); see l k- in Indo-European roots.] " Where the blank is an i 
with a macron. 

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