damagingly

English

Etymology

Etymology tree

English damage

Proto-Indo-European *-onts

Proto-Germanic *-andz

Proto-West Germanic *-andī

Old English -ende

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Middle English -yngeinflu.

Middle English -ynge

English -ing

English damaging

Proto-Indo-European *leyg-der.

Proto-Germanic *līkąder.

Proto-Germanic *-līkaz

Proto-Germanic *-ê

Proto-Germanic *-līkê

Proto-West Germanic *-līkē

Old English -līċe

Middle English -ly

English -ly

English damagingly

From damaging + -ly.

Adverb

damagingly (comparative more damagingly, superlative most damagingly)

1. In a damaging manner