Etymology

unfalteringly

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Today it means: In an unfaltering way; without faltering. Full definition →

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

  1. Proto-Indo-European*né
  2. Proto-Indo-European*n̥-
  3. Proto-Germanic*un-
  4. Proto-West Germanic*un-
  5. Old Englishun-
  6. Middle Englishun-
  7. Englishun-
  8. Englishfalter
  9. Englishfaltering
  10. Englishunfaltering
  11. Proto-Indo-European*leyg-
  12. Proto-Germanic*līką
  13. English todayunfalteringly

From unfaltering + -ly.

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