Etymology

mildly

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Today it means: In a mild manner. Full definition →

English mild ← Middle English milde ← Old English milde
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The story

  1. Proto-Indo-European*melh₂-
  2. Proto-Germanic*mildijaz
  3. Old Englishmilde
  4. Middle Englishmilde
  5. Englishmild
  6. English todaymildly

From mild + -ly.

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