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Where does “blurtingly” come from?

blurtingly (English) comes from English blurting, from English blurt, from Middle English *blerten, from Old English *blǣrettan, from Old English blǣran.

blurtingly (English): So as to blurt; speaking quickly without prior...

Definitions

  1. So as to blurt; speaking quickly without prior...

Ancestry of “blurtingly”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Englishblurtingpresent participle of blurt; Something that is...
2EnglishblurtTo utter suddenly and unadvisedly; to speak...
3Middle English*blerten—
4Old English*blǣrettan—
5Old Englishblǣran—
Every word from Old English blǣran →