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Where does “caringly” come from?

caringly (English) comes from English caring, from English care, from Middle English care, from Old English caru, from Proto-West Germanic karu, from Proto-Germanic karō, from Proto-Indo-European ǵeh₂r- — to shout, cry; exclamation; voice; to call, cry.

caringly (English): In a caring manner

Definitions

  1. In a caring manner

Ancestry of “caringly”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishcaringKind, sensitive, empathetic; present participle...
2EnglishcareGrief, sorrow; Close attention; concern;...
3Middle Englishcaregrief; sorrow
4Old Englishcaruworry, anxiety, care; sorrow, grief
5Proto-West Germanickarucare, worry
6Proto-Germanickarōcomplaint, lament, grievance, moan; worry,...
7Proto-Indo-Europeanǵeh₂r-to shout, cry; exclamation; voice; to call, cry
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