Etymology

dimwittedly

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Today it means: In a dimwitted or stupid manner. Full definition →

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

  1. Englishdimwitted
  2. Proto-Indo-European*leyg-
  3. Proto-Germanic*līką
  4. English todaydimwittedly

From dimwitted + -ly.

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