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Where does “churningly” come from?

churningly (English) comes from English churning, from English churn, from Middle English chyrne, from Old English ċyrn, from Proto-Germanic kirnijǭ, from Proto-Germanic kernǭ — butter tub; creme.

churningly (English): In a churning manner

Definitions

  1. In a churning manner

Ancestry of “churningly”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Englishchurningpresent participle of churn; The act by which...
2EnglishchurnTo agitate rapidly and repetitively, or to stir...
3Middle EnglishchyrneAlternative form of cherne; Alternative form of...
4Old Englishċyrn—
5Proto-Germanickirnijǭa churn
6Proto-Germanickernǭbutter tub; creme
Every word from Proto-Germanic kernǭ →