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Where does “blunderingly” come from?

blunderingly (English) comes from English blundering, from English blunder, from Middle English blundren, from Old Norse blunda, from Proto-Germanic blundaz, from Proto-Indo-European bʰlendʰ- — to blend, to mix up; to make cloudy, opaque;...

blunderingly (English): In a blundering way; making mistakes

Definitions

  1. In a blundering way; making mistakes

Ancestry of “blunderingly”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishblunderingThe act of making a blunder; present participle...
2EnglishblunderA clumsy or embarrassing mistake; A very bad...
3Middle Englishblundren—
4Old Norseblundato shut the eyes; doze; to shut the eyes; to doze
5Proto-Germanicblundazblond; mixed, blinding
6Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰlendʰ-to blend, to mix up; to make cloudy, opaque;...
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