Where does “bouncingly” come from?

bouncingly (English) comes from English bouncing, from English bounce, from Middle English bunsen — to beat, thump.

bouncingly (English): With a bouncing motion

Definitions

  1. With a bouncing motion

Ancestry of “bouncingly”, step by step

bouncingly traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English bouncing

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Englishbouncinghealthy; vigorous; excessively big; whopping;...
2EnglishbounceTo change the direction of motion after hitting...
3Middle Englishbunsento beat, thump

via English ly

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