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Where does “gutsily” come from?

gutsily (English) comes from English gutsy, from English guts, from English gut, from Middle English gut, from Old English gutt, from Proto-Germanic gut-, from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰewd-, from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰew- — to pour.

gutsily (English): In a gutsy way; bravely

Definitions

  1. In a gutsy way; bravely

Ancestry of “gutsily”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Englishgutsymarked by courage and determination in the face...
2Englishgutsplural of gut; The entrails or contents of the...
3EnglishgutThe alimentary canal, especially the intestine;...
4Middle EnglishgutAlternative form of gutte
5Old Englishguttgut, entrail
6Proto-Germanicgut-—
7Proto-Indo-Europeanǵʰewd-to pour
8Proto-Indo-Europeanǵʰew-to pour
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