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Where does “indiscriminatingly” come from?

indiscriminatingly (English) comes from English indiscriminating, from English in, from Middle English in, from Old English in, from Proto-West Germanic *in.

indiscriminatingly (English): In an indiscriminating manner

Definitions

  1. In an indiscriminating manner

Ancestry of “indiscriminatingly”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Englishindiscriminatingindiscriminate
2EnglishinUsed to indicate location, inclusion, or position...
3Middle EnglishinAny kind of accomodation; particularly; A home or...
4Old Englishinin; Alternative form of inn
5Proto-West Germanic*in—
Every word from Proto-West Germanic *in →