Where does “creepingly” come from?
creepingly (English) comes from English creeping, from Middle English crepynge, from Middle English crepen, from Old English crēopan, from Proto-West Germanic *kreupan, from Proto-Germanic kreupaną, from Proto-Indo-European ger- — to turn, bend, twist, wind; to tie, bind...
creepingly (English): By creeping, moving stealthily and slowly;...
Definitions
- By creeping, moving stealthily and slowly;...
Ancestry of “creepingly”, step by step
creepingly traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English creeping
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | creeping | present participle of creep; The act of something... |
| 2 | Middle English | crepynge | Creeping; slithering, moving stealthily or low to... |
| 3 | Middle English | crepen | To move in a subtle or secretive way; To enter or... |
| 4 | Old English | crēopan | to creep, crawl |
| 5 | Proto-West Germanic | *kreupan | to creep, crawl |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | kreupaną | to twist, to creep |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | ger- | to turn, bend, twist, wind; to tie, bind... |