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Where does “alredy” come from?

alredy (Middle English) comes from Middle English redy, from Middle English irēd, from Old English rǣde, from Proto-Germanic garaidijaz, from Proto-Germanic raidijaz, from Proto-Germanic raidaz, from Proto-Indo-European h₂reh₁dʰ- — to care.

Ancestry of “alredy”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Englishredyready
2Middle Englishirēd—
3Old Englishrǣde—
4Proto-GermanicgaraidijazAlternative form of *garaidaz; arranged, ready
5Proto-GermanicraidijazAlternative form of *raidaz
6Proto-Germanicraidazready, arranged, prepared
7Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂reh₁dʰ-to care

Words derived from “alredy”

  • already
  • alreadiness
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