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Where does “obligingly” come from?

Obligingly derives from English oblige, which comes from Old English -līċ, Proto-Germanic -līkaz, and Latin obligare, meaning to bind or constrain.

obligingly (English): In an obliging manner; so as to oblige another;...

Definitions

  1. In an obliging manner; so as to oblige another;...

Ancestry of “obligingly”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishobligingHappy and ready to do favours for others; present...
2EnglishobligeTo constrain someone by force or by social, moral...
3Middle EnglishobligenTo oblige; to compel to do something or behave a...
4Old Frenchobligier—
5Latinobligō—
6Latinob-towards; against
7Latinobolusobolus
8Ancient Greekὀβολόςobol, obolus, used at Athens as both a weight and...
9Ancient Greekὀβελόςa spit, rod; a horizontal line
10Ancient Greekβέλοςmissile, arrow, dart; weapon; something quickly...
11Proto-Indo-EuropeangʷélHos—
12Proto-Indo-EuropeangʷelH-to throw, reach, pierce; to hit by throwing
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