Where does “dawdlingly” come from?
dawdlingly (English) comes from English dawdling, from English -ing, from Middle English -ynge, from Old English -ung, from Proto-Germanic -ungō — -ing, -ion. "Forms gerund nouns from verbs.".
dawdlingly (English): In a dawdling manner
Definitions
- In a dawdling manner
Ancestry of “dawdlingly”, step by step
dawdlingly traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English dawdling
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | dawdling | present participle of dawdle; The act of one who... |
| 2 | English | -ing | Used to form gerunds, a type of verbal nouns,... |
| 3 | Middle English | -ynge | Alternative form of -ing |
| 4 | Old English | -ung | forming nouns from verbs, denoting verbal action... |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | -ungō | -ing, -ion. "Forms gerund nouns from verbs." |