Where does “blessingly” come from?

blessingly (English) comes from English blessing, from Middle English blessinge, from Old English blētsung — blessing.

blessingly (English): In a way that blesses, or gives a blessing

Definitions

  1. In a way that blesses, or gives a blessing

Ancestry of “blessingly”, step by step

blessingly traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English blessing

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishblessingSome kind of divine or supernatural aid, or...
2Middle Englishblessinge—
3Old Englishblētsungblessing

via English ly

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishlyAbbreviation of light-year
2VietnameselyAlternative spelling of li
Every word from Old English blētsung →Every word from Middle English blessinge →Every word from English blessing →