Etymology

suddenty

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Today it means: suddenness; a sudden Full definition →

Middle English sodeynte ← Old French sodaineté
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The story

  1. Old French · derived fromsodaineté
  2. Middle English · inherited fromsodeynte
  3. English todaysuddenty

From Middle English sodeynte, from Old French sodaineté (Modern French soudaineté).

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