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Where does “stoneheartedly” come from?

stoneheartedly (English) comes from English stonehearted, from English hearted, from Middle English herted, from Middle English herte, from Old English heorte, from Proto-West Germanic hertā, from Proto-Germanic hertô, from Proto-Indo-European ḱḗr — heart.

stoneheartedly (English): In a stonehearted manner; coldly and pitilessly

Definitions

  1. In a stonehearted manner; coldly and pitilessly

Ancestry of “stoneheartedly”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishstoneheartedHardhearted; pitiless; unfeeling
2Englishheartedsimple past tense and past participle of heart;...
3Middle EnglishhertedHaving a specified disposition, emotion, or...
4Middle EnglishherteThe heart; One's inner self; the mind or...
5Old Englishheorteheart
6Proto-West Germanichertāheart
7Proto-Germanichertôheart
8Proto-Indo-Europeanḱḗrheart

Words derived from “stoneheartedly”

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