Where does “cringingly” come from?
cringingly (English) comes from English cringing, from English cringe, from Middle English crengen, from Old English crengan, from Proto-West Germanic *krangijan, from Proto-Germanic krangijaną, from Proto-Germanic kringaną, from Proto-Indo-European ger- — to turn, bend, twist, wind; to tie, bind...
cringingly (English): In a cringing manner; while cringing; So as to...
Definitions
- In a cringing manner; while cringing; So as to...
Ancestry of “cringingly”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | English | cringing | present participle of cringe; Act of one who... |
| 2 | English | cringe | A posture or gesture of shrinking or recoiling; A... |
| 3 | Middle English | crengen | to bend haughtily, condescend |
| 4 | Old English | crengan | to cause to fall, turn |
| 5 | Proto-West Germanic | *krangijan | — |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | krangijaną | to make turn, fall |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | kringaną | to turn, fall, yield |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | ger- | to turn, bend, twist, wind; to tie, bind... |