Where does “randomly” come from?
Randomly derives from English random, from Old English -līċ, from Proto-Germanic -līkaz and galīkaz, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European līg- and ḱóm, both meaning "like" or "similar."
randomly (English): In a random manner; By random access; at any...
Definitions
- In a random manner; By random access; at any...
Ancestry of “randomly”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | random | A roving motion; course without definite... |
| 2 | English | randon | Obsolete form of random |
| 3 | Middle English | randoun | Force, magnitude, haste, intensity; Something... |
| 4 | Old French | randon | rapidity |
| 5 | Old French | randir | to run; to run quickly or impetuously; to gallop |
| 6 | Frankish | rand | run; a course; running |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | randijō | running |
| 8 | Proto-Germanic | rinnaną | to run, to rush; to flow |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | h₃ér- | to move, to stir |