indeed

Senso (Inglese)

Frequenza

B1
Pronunciato come (IPA)
/ɪnˈdiːd/
Etimologia (Inglese)

In summary

From Middle English indede, contraction of the phrase in dede (“in sooth, in fact”). Cognate with Saterland Frisian innerdoat, innedoat (“indeed”), West Frisian yndied (“indeed”), Dutch inderdaad (“indeed”), German in der Tat (“indeed”). By surface analysis, in + deed. Compare in fact, in truth, etc. First attested in the early 14ᵗʰ century.

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