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Where does “bedazzlingly” come from?

bedazzlingly (English) comes from English bedazzling, from English bedazzle, from English be-, from Middle English bi-, from Old English bī-, from Old English bī, from Proto-West Germanic bī, from Proto-Germanic bi — on, onto.

bedazzlingly (English): So as to bedazzle; stunningly bright or glamorous

Definitions

  1. So as to bedazzle; stunningly bright or glamorous

Ancestry of “bedazzlingly”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Englishbedazzlingpresent participle of bedazzle
2EnglishbedazzleTo confuse or disarm by dazzling; To decorate...
3Englishbe-By, near, next to, around, close to; Around;...
4Middle Englishbi-—
5Old Englishbī-by, near, around; by-
6Old Englishbīlullaby!; near, by; by, near, around
7Proto-West Germanicbīby, at; near, around
8Proto-Germanicbiby, at; near, around
9Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂m̥bʰiaround, on either side of, about; in exchange...
10Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂n̥tbʰi—
11Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂éntsforehead; front
12Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂ent-face; forehead; front
13Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂en-on, onto
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