Where does “daydreamingly” come from?
daydreamingly (English) comes from English daydreaming, from English daydream, from English dream, from Middle English drem, from Old Frisian drēma, from Proto-West Germanic *draumijan, from Proto-Germanic draumijaną, from Proto-Germanic draumaz — to support; to hold.
daydreamingly (English): While daydreaming
Definitions
- While daydreaming
Ancestry of “daydreamingly”, step by step
daydreamingly traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English daydreaming
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | daydreaming | present participle of daydream; An instance of... |
| 2 | English | daydream | A spontaneous and fanciful series of thoughts... |
| 3 | English | dream | Imaginary events seen in the mind while sleeping;... |
| 4 | Middle English | drem | music; voice, conversing; joy, mirthfulness |
| 5 | Old Frisian | drēma | — |
| 6 | Proto-West Germanic | *draumijan | to dream |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | draumijaną | to dream |
| 8 | Proto-Germanic | draumaz | dream |
| 9 | Proto-Germanic | draugmaz | — |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | dʰrowgʰ-mos | — |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | dʰrewgʰ- | to deceive, to mislead; to serve one's tribe;... |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | dʰer- | to support; to hold |