Etymology

ruthfully

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Today it means: Sorrowfully, ruefully. Full definition →

Middle English rewthfully ← Proto-Germanic *līką ← Proto-Indo-European *leyg-
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  1. Proto-Germanic*hrewwaną
  2. Proto-West Germanic*hreuwan
  3. Proto-West Germanic*hreuwu
  4. Old Englishhrēow
  5. Middle Englishrewe
  6. Old Norsehrygðinflu.
  7. Middle Englishreuþe
  8. Proto-Indo-European*pleh₁-
  9. Proto-Indo-European*pl̥h₁nós
  10. Proto-Germanic*fullaz
  11. Middle Englishreuþful
  12. Proto-Indo-European*leyg-
  13. Proto-Germanic*līką
  14. Middle Englishrewthfully
  15. English todayruthfully

From Middle English rewthfully, equivalent to ruthful + -ly.

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