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Where does “outlandishly” come from?

outlandishly (English) comes from English outlandish, from Middle English outlandisch, from Old English ūtlendisċ, from Proto-Germanic ūtlandiskaz, from Proto-Germanic ūtlandą, from Proto-Germanic landą, from Proto-Indo-European lendʰ- — land, heath; loins.

outlandishly (English): In an outlandish manner

Definitions

  1. In an outlandish manner

Ancestry of “outlandishly”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Englishoutlandishbizarre, strange; foreign, alien
2Middle Englishoutlandisch—
3Old Englishūtlendisċ—
4Proto-Germanicūtlandiskaz—
5Proto-Germanicūtlandąoutland
6Proto-Germaniclandąland, area of ground
7Proto-Indo-Europeanlendʰ-land, heath; loins
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