Where does “answeringly” come from?
answeringly (English) comes from English answering, from Middle English answerynge, from Middle English answeren, from Old English andswerian, from Proto-Germanic andaswarjaną, from Proto-Germanic anda-, from Proto-Indo-European h₂énti, from Proto-Indo-European h₂énts — on, onto.
answeringly (English): In a way that answers; so as to answer; in reply
Definitions
- In a way that answers; so as to answer; in reply
Ancestry of “answeringly”, step by step
answeringly traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English answering
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | answering | present participle of answer; The act of giving... |
| 2 | Middle English | answerynge | An answer; the act of answering or explaining |
| 3 | Middle English | answeren | To answer or respond; to offer a response; To be... |
| 4 | Old English | andswerian | to answer |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | andaswarjaną | to answer |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | anda- | against, opposing; un-, de- |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂énti | opposite; near; in front |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂énts | forehead; front |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂ent- | face; forehead; front |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂en- | on, onto |
via Middle English answeryngly
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Middle English | answeryngly | — |