Where does “ruthfully” come from?
ruthfully (English) comes from Middle English rewthfully, from Middle English reuþful, from Middle English -ful, from Old English -ful, from Proto-Germanic -fullaz, from Proto-Germanic fullaz, from Proto-Indo-European pl̥h₁nós, from Proto-Indo-European pleh₁- — to fill.
ruthfully (English): In a manner that is ruthful
Definitions
- In a manner that is ruthful
Ancestry of “ruthfully”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Middle English | rewthfully | sadly, sorrily, distressingly; feebly, piteously;... |
| 2 | Middle English | reuþful | sad, miserly, despairing; mournful, despondent,... |
| 3 | Middle English | -ful | Appended to nouns to form adjectives denoting... |
| 4 | Old English | -ful | full of; -ful |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | -fullaz | -ful |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | fullaz | full; the whole, the entire |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | pl̥h₁nós | full |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | pleh₁- | to fill |