Where does “bluntly” come from?
Bluntly derives from Middle English -ly, Old English -līċ, Proto-Germanic -līkaz, Proto-Germanic galīkaz, and Proto-Indo-European līg- and ḱóm, elements meaning "body" or "form."
bluntly (English): In a blunt manner; without delicacy, or the usual...
Definitions
- In a blunt manner; without delicacy, or the usual...
Ancestry of “bluntly”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | English | blunt | Having a thick edge or point; not sharp; Dull in... |
| 2 | English | -ness | Appended to adjectives to form nouns meaning "the... |
| 3 | Middle English | -nesse | Affixed to adjectives to form abstract nouns... |
| 4 | Old English | -nes | Used to form abstract nouns, usually from... |
| 5 | Proto-West Germanic | -nassī | Used to form abstract nouns, usually from... |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | -inassuz | -ness |
| 7 | Proto-West Germanic | -ī | -ness, -th |
| 8 | Proto-Germanic | -į̄ | -th |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | -íh₂ | — |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | -h₂ | Creates collective nouns, which refer to groups... |