Where does “harassedly” come from?
harassedly (English) comes from English harassed, from English harass, from Old French harasser, from Old French harer, from Old French hare, from Frankish hara, from Proto-Germanic hē₂r, from Proto-Indo-European ḱe — to bend; curve; arch; vault; to bow, bend, arch,...
harassedly (English): In a harassed manner
Ancestry of “harassedly”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | English | harassed | simple past tense and past participle of harass |
| 2 | English | harass | To fatigue or to tire with repeated and... |
| 3 | Old French | harasser | to tire out, to vex |
| 4 | Old French | harer | to stir up, provoke, set a dog on |
| 5 | Old French | hare | — |
| 6 | Frankish | hara | here; hither; here, hither |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | hē₂r | here, in this place |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱe | Deictic particle, here; Post-positional... |
| 9 | Middle English | kyt | — |
| 10 | German | kitt | — |
| 11 | Old High German | kuti | — |
| 12 | Proto-West Germanic | kwidu | gum, resin |
| 13 | Proto-Germanic | kweduz | resin |
| 14 | Proto-Indo-European | gʷet- | resin, gum; to say, speak |
| 15 | Proto-Indo-European | gū- | to bend; curve; arch; vault; to bow, bend, arch,... |