Where does “earthshakingly” come from?
earthshakingly (English) comes from English earthshaking, from English shaking, from English shake, from Middle English schaken, from Old English sċeacan.
earthshakingly (English): In an earthshaking manner
Definitions
- In an earthshaking manner
Ancestry of “earthshakingly”, step by step
earthshakingly traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English earthshaking
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | earthshaking | Of global consequence or importance; Very loud |
| 2 | English | shaking | present participle of shake; A movement that... |
| 3 | English | shake | To cause to move rapidly in opposite directions... |
| 4 | Middle English | schaken | To shake or quake |
| 5 | Old English | sċeacan | — |