Where does “heedlessly” come from?
Heedlessly derives from English heedless, from Old English -līċ and -lēas suffixes applied to Proto-Germanic hōdijaną, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European kadʰ- and ḱóm.
heedlessly (English): In a heedless manner
Definitions
- In a heedless manner
Ancestry of “heedlessly”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | heedless | Unaware, without noticing; inattentive; careless |
| 2 | English | heed | Careful attention; To guard, protect; To mind; to... |
| 3 | Middle English | hēden | — |
| 4 | Old English | hēdan | to heed, take care, observe, attend, guard, take... |
| 5 | Old Norse | héðan | hence |
| 6 | Old Norse | hér | here |
| 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 | putty certain kinds of cement used for fixing e.g. window panes |
| 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,... |