English Etymology Etymology treeEnglish acceptingProto-Indo-European *leyg-der.Proto-Germanic *līkąder.Proto-Germanic *-līkazProto-Germanic *-êProto-Germanic *-līkêProto-West Germanic *-līkēOld English -līċeMiddle English -lyEnglish -lyEnglish acceptinglyFrom accepting + -ly. Adverb acceptingly (comparative more acceptingly, superlative most acceptingly) In a accepting manner; tolerantly. Related terms accept acceptance