Where does “bristlingly” come from?

bristlingly (English) comes from English bristling, from English bristle, from Middle English bristil, from Old English bristl — a bristle.

bristlingly (English): In a bristling manner

Definitions

  1. In a bristling manner

Ancestry of “bristlingly”, step by step

bristlingly traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English bristling

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishbristlingHaving bristles; Showing anger; present...
2EnglishbristleA stiff or coarse hair; The hairs or other...
3Middle Englishbristil—
4Old Englishbristla bristle

via English ly

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishlyAbbreviation of light-year
2VietnameselyAlternative spelling of li
Every word from Old English bristl →Every word from Middle English bristil →Every word from English bristle →