Where does “bobbingly” come from?

bobbingly (English) comes from English bobbing, from English bob, from Middle English bobben — to strike, to shake; to strike, beat, shake, jog.

bobbingly (English): With a bobbing motion

Definitions

  1. With a bobbing motion

Ancestry of “bobbingly”, step by step

bobbingly traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English bobbing

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Englishbobbingpresent participle of bob; The motion of...
2EnglishbobTo move gently and vertically, in either a single...
3Middle Englishbobbento strike, to shake; to strike, beat, shake, jog

via English ly

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishlyAbbreviation of light-year
2VietnameselyAlternative spelling of li
Every word from Middle English bobben →