## Etymology
From understandable (understand + -able) + -ly. Understand is from Old English understandan ('to comprehend'), literally 'to stand in the midst of', from under- + standan ('to stand').

## AI Etymology
Understandably is from understandable (understand + -able) + -ly. Understand is from Old English understandan ('to comprehend'), literally 'to stand in the midst of', from under- + standan ('to stand'). Important recorded forms include -ly (Old English), under (Old English), and standan (Old English). Morphologically, the under- element contributes the sense of beneath, lower rank, concealment, or insufficiency, depending on the base it modifies. The modern sense is largely compositional, with the historical elements narrowing into a stable English lexical item. In current use it covers in a way that is reasonable or easy to comprehend. The wider family includes related words such as understandable, understand, and understanding.

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