Where does “driftingly” come from?
driftingly (English) comes from English drifting, from English drift, from Middle English drift, from Old English drift, from Proto-Germanic driftiz, from Proto-Indo-European dʰreybʰ-, from Proto-Indo-European dʰer- — to support; to hold.
driftingly (English): In a way that drifts
Definitions
- In a way that drifts
Ancestry of “driftingly”, step by step
driftingly traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English drifting
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | drifting | Moving aimlessly or at the mercy of external... |
| 2 | English | drift | Movement; that which moves or is moved; The act... |
| 3 | Middle English | drift | — |
| 4 | Old English | drift | an act of driving (cattle, herds, etc.); movement |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | driftiz | driving |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | dʰreybʰ- | to drive, push |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | dʰer- | to support; to hold |