Etymology

incomprehensibly

Today it means: In an incomprehensible manner. Full definition →

Proto-Germanic *līką ← Proto-Indo-European *leyg- ← English incomprehensible
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  1. Proto-Indo-European*né
  2. Proto-Indo-European*n̥-
  3. Proto-Italic*n̥-
  4. Latinin-
  5. Proto-Indo-European*ḱe?
  6. Proto-Indo-European*ḱóm
  7. Proto-Italic*kom
  8. Proto-Italic*kom-
  9. Latincon-
  10. Proto-Indo-European*per-
  11. Proto-Indo-European*preh₂-
  12. Proto-Indo-European*préh₂i?
  13. Proto-Italic*prai
  14. Proto-Italic*prai-
  15. Proto-Indo-European*gʰed-
  16. Proto-Indo-European*gʰnédti
  17. Proto-Italic*hendō
  18. Proto-Italic*praiɣendō
  19. Latinprehendō
  20. Latincomprehendō
  21. Latincomprehēnsibilis
  22. Latinincomprehēnsibili
  23. Middle Frenchincomprehensible
  24. Englishincomprehensible
  25. Proto-Indo-European*leyg-
  26. Proto-Germanic*līką
  27. English todayincomprehensibly

From incomprehensible + -ly.

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