Etymology

hesitantly

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Today it means: With hesitation. Full definition →

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

  1. Latinhaereō
  2. Latinhaesitō
  3. Latinhaesitāns
  4. Englishhesitant
  5. Proto-Indo-European*leyg-
  6. Proto-Germanic*līką
  7. English todayhesitantly

From hesitant + -ly.

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