the word 'wizardly' is a relatively modern formation, built upon the much older noun 'wizard'. the core of 'wizard' is the old english root 'wīs', meaning 'wise', which can be traced back to the proto-germanic 'wīsaz' and ultimately to the proto-indo-european root 'weid-', meaning 'to see' or 'to know'. the suffix '-ard' was borrowed from old french, originally denoting someone characterized by a trait, often negatively. thus, a 'wizard' was literally 'a very wise one', a meaning which evolved to denote a sage or a magician possessing arcane knowledge. by adding the adjectival suffix '-ly', of old english origin, the word 'wizardly' was created to describe anything possessing the enchanting, skillful, or seemingly magical qualities attributed to such a figure.

Structure: wizard (wise one/magician) + ly (adjective-forming suffix) - wizard: from middle english 'wysard', from 'wys' (wise) + the suffix '-ard' (often pejorative, meaning 'one who does to excess'). origin: old english 'wīs' (wise) of germanic origin. - ly: a suffix forming adjectives from nouns, meaning 'having the qualities of'. origin: old english '-līc', of germanic origin.