Where does “unheedily” come from?
unheedily (English) comes from English heedily, from English heedy, from English heed, from Middle English hēden, from Old English hēdan, from Old Norse héðan, from Old Norse hér, from Proto-Germanic hē₂r — resin, gum; to say, speak.
unheedily (English): Heedlessly
Definitions
- Heedlessly
Ancestry of “unheedily”, step by step
unheedily traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English heedily
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | heedily | Heedfully; attentively |
| 2 | English | heedy | Heedful; attentive |
| 3 | English | heed | Careful attention; To guard, protect; To mind; to... |
| 4 | Middle English | hēden | — |
| 5 | Old English | hēdan | to heed, take care, observe, attend, guard, take... |
| 6 | Old Norse | héðan | hence |
| 7 | Old Norse | hér | here |
| 8 | Proto-Germanic | hē₂r | here, in this place |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱe | Deictic particle, here; Post-positional... |
| 10 | Middle English | kyt | — |
| 11 | German | kitt | putty certain kinds of cement used for fixing e.g. window panes |
| 12 | Old High German | kuti | — |
| 13 | Proto-West Germanic | kwidu | gum, resin |
| 14 | Proto-Germanic | kweduz | resin |
| 15 | Proto-Indo-European | gʷet- | resin, gum; to say, speak |
via English un
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | un | One |