Where does “heartedly” come from?
Heartedly comes from Middle English -ly added to Old English heorte, from Proto-Germanic herutaz, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European ḱḗr meaning heart.
heartedly (English): In a hearted manner
Ancestry of “heartedly”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | English | hearted | simple past tense and past participle of heart;... |
| 2 | Middle English | herted | Having a specified disposition, emotion, or... |
| 3 | Middle English | herte | The heart; One's inner self; the mind or... |
| 4 | Old English | heorte | heart |
| 5 | Proto-West Germanic | hertā | heart |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | hertô | heart |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱḗr | heart |