Where does “bullyingly” come from?

bullyingly (English) comes from English bullying, from English bully, from Dutch boel, from Dutch boedel, from Middle Dutch boedel, from Old Dutch buothal.

bullyingly (English): In a bullying manner

Definitions

  1. In a bullying manner

Ancestry of “bullyingly”, step by step

bullyingly traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English bullying

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishbullyingAn act of intimidating a person to do something,...
2EnglishbullyA person who is intentionally, physically, or...
3Dutchboela lot, bunch; mess, disorderly heap; quarrel
4Dutchboedelestate
5Middle Dutchboedel—
6Old Dutchbuothal—

via English ly

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishlyAbbreviation of light-year
2VietnameselyAlternative spelling of li
Every word from Old Dutch buothal →Every word from Middle Dutch boedel →Every word from Dutch boedel →
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