Etymology

unruefully

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Today it means: not ruefully Full definition →

English ruefully ← Middle English reuful ← Proto-Germanic *fullaz
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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. Proto-Germanic*hrewwaną
  9. Proto-West Germanic*hreuwan
  10. Proto-West Germanic*hreuwu
  11. Old Englishhrēow
  12. Middle Englishrewe
  13. Proto-Indo-European*pleh₁-
  14. Proto-Indo-European*pl̥h₁nós
  15. Proto-Germanic*fullaz
  16. Middle Englishreuful
  17. Englishrueful
  18. Englishruefully
  19. English todayunruefully

From un- + ruefully.

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