Where does “blurredly” come from?

blurredly (English) comes from English blurred, from English blur, from English blurre, from English blear, from Middle English bleren, from Old English blǣran.

blurredly (English): In a blurred or vague manner

Definitions

  1. In a blurred or vague manner

Ancestry of “blurredly”, step by step

blurredly traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English blurred

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishblurredOut of focus; partially obscured; smudged; simple...
2EnglishblurTo make indistinct or hazy, to obscure or dim; To...
3Englishblurre—
4EnglishblearDim, unclear from water or rheum; Causing or...
5Middle Englishbleren—
6Old Englishblǣran—

via English ly

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishlyAbbreviation of light-year
2VietnameselyAlternative spelling of li
Every word from Old English blǣran →Every word from Middle English bleren →Every word from English blear →