Etymology

carelessly

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Today it means: Giving the appearance of carelessness; relaxedly. Full definition →

English careless ← Middle English careles ← Old English carlēas
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  1. Proto-Indo-European*ǵeh₂r-
  2. Proto-Germanic*karō
  3. Proto-West Germanic*karu
  4. Old Englishcaru
  5. Proto-Indo-European*lewh₁-
  6. Proto-Indo-European*lewHs-
  7. Proto-Germanic*leusaną
  8. Proto-Germanic*lausaz
  9. Old Englishcarlēas
  10. Middle Englishcareles
  11. Englishcareless
  12. English todaycarelessly

From careless + -ly.

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