Where does “croakingly” come from?
croakingly (English) comes from English croaking, from English croak, from Middle English croken, from Old English crācettan, from Proto-Germanic krēk-, from Proto-Indo-European ǵerh₂- — to grow old, to mature.
croakingly (English): With a croaking sound
Ancestry of “croakingly”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | English | croaking | present participle of croak; The sound of... |
| 2 | English | croak | A faint, harsh sound made in the throat; The cry... |
| 3 | Middle English | croken | To be bent; to curve; To make bent; to crook; To... |
| 4 | Old English | crācettan | to croak |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | krēk- | — |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | ǵerh₂- | to grow old, to mature |