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Where does “blurrily” come from?

blurrily (English) comes from English blurry, from English -y, from Middle English -y, from Old English -iġ, from Proto-West Germanic -g, from Proto-Germanic -gaz, from Proto-Indo-European -ḱos — -y, -ic.

blurrily (English): In a blurry fashion; lacking clarity

Definitions

  1. In a blurry fashion; lacking clarity

Ancestry of “blurrily”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishblurryNot clear, crisp, or focused; having fuzzy edges;...
2English-yAdded to nouns and adjectives to form adjectives...
3Middle English-yDesignates an adjective, in many cases formed by...
4Old English-iġ-y, -ic
5Proto-West Germanic-gForms adjectives from nouns and verbs with a...
6Proto-Germanic-gaz-y
7Proto-Indo-European-ḱos-y, -ic
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