Where does “barkingly” come from?
barkingly (English) comes from English barking, from Middle English berkyng, from Middle English berken, from Old English beorcan, from Proto-West Germanic *berkan.
barkingly (English): With barking sounds
Ancestry of “barkingly”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | English | barking | present participle of bark; Who or that barks or... |
| 2 | Middle English | berkyng | Barking; Insulting or rude words |
| 3 | Middle English | berken | To bark; To grumble or whine; to utter complaints... |
| 4 | Old English | beorcan | to bark |
| 5 | Proto-West Germanic | *berkan | — |