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Where does “reddeningly” come from?

reddeningly (English) comes from English reddening, from English redden, from English Red, from English rede, from Middle English reden, from Old English rǣdan, from Proto-West Germanic rādan, from Proto-Germanic rēdaną — to fit, to fix, to put together.

reddeningly (English): While turning red

Definitions

  1. While turning red

Ancestry of “reddeningly”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Englishreddeningpresent participle of redden; The action or...
2EnglishreddenTo become red or redder; To make red or redder
3EnglishRedA Communist; A supporter of a sports team who...
4EnglishredeHelp, advice, counsel; Decision, a plan; To...
5Middle Englishredento counsel, advise; to study; to read
6Old Englishrǣdanto read, interpret; to counsel, advise; plot,...
7Proto-West Germanicrādanto advise, counsel, help; to devise, decide,...
8Proto-Germanicrēdanąto decide, advise
9Proto-Indo-EuropeanHreh₁dʰ-to think; to arrange; to succeed, accomplish
10Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂reh₁-to think, reason; to arrange
11Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂er-to fit, to fix, to put together
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