Where does “unhurtfully” come from?

unhurtfully (English) comes from English unhurtful, from English hurtful, from English hurt, from Middle English hurten, from Old Northern French hurter.

unhurtfully (English): In a way that is not hurtful

Definitions

  1. In a way that is not hurtful

Ancestry of “unhurtfully”, step by step

unhurtfully traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English unhurtful

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishunhurtfulNot hurtful
2EnglishhurtfulTending to impair or damage; injurious;...
3EnglishhurtTo be painful; To cause physical pain and/or...
4Middle EnglishhurtenTo hurt cause an injury or disease
5Old Northern Frenchhurter—

via English ly

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishlyAbbreviation of light-year
2VietnameselyAlternative spelling of li
Every word from Old Northern French hurter →Every word from Middle English hurten →Every word from English hurt →
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