Where does “clatteringly” come from?

clatteringly (English) comes from English clattering, from English clatter, from Middle English clatren, from Old English clatrian.

clatteringly (English): With a clattering sound

Definitions

  1. With a clattering sound

Ancestry of “clatteringly”, step by step

clatteringly traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English clattering

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Englishclatteringpresent participle of clatter; In a state or...
2EnglishclatterTo make a rattling sound; To cause to make a...
3Middle Englishclatrento make a rattling sound
4Old Englishclatrian—

via English ly

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishlyAbbreviation of light-year
2VietnameselyAlternative spelling of li
Every word from Old English clatrian →Every word from Middle English clatren →Every word from English clatter →