Etymology

awkwardly

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Today it means: In an awkward manner; with discomfort or lack of coordination. Full definition →

Proto-Germanic *līką ← Proto-Indo-European *leyg- ← English awkward
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The story

  1. Proto-Indo-European*h₂ep
  2. Proto-Indo-European*h₂epó
  3. Proto-Indo-European*h₃ekʷ-
  4. Proto-Indo-European*h₂époh₃kʷos
  5. Proto-Germanic*abuhaz
  6. Old Norseǫfugr
  7. Middle Englishawke
  8. Englishawk
  9. Proto-Indo-European*wert-
  10. Proto-Germanic*wardaz
  11. Englishawkward
  12. Proto-Indo-European*leyg-
  13. Proto-Germanic*līką
  14. English todayawkwardly

From awkward + -ly.

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