Where does “eavesdroppingly” come from?
eavesdroppingly (English) comes from English eavesdropping, from English eavesdrop, from English drop, from Middle English droppen, from Old English dropian, from Old English -ian, from Old English -ōjan, from Proto-West Germanic -ōn — he, she.
eavesdroppingly (English): So as to eavesdrop
Definitions
- So as to eavesdrop
Ancestry of “eavesdroppingly”, step by step
eavesdroppingly traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English eavesdropping
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | eavesdropping | present participle of eavesdrop; Listening... |
| 2 | English | eavesdrop | To hear a conversation one is not intended to... |
| 3 | English | drop | A small quantity of liquid, just large enough to... |
| 4 | Middle English | droppen | To drip; to fall in drops |
| 5 | Old English | dropian | to drop |
| 6 | Old English | -ian | Forms verbs from nouns and adjectives |
| 7 | Old English | -ōjan | — |
| 8 | Proto-West Germanic | -ōn | Creates denominative verbs from nouns; Creates... |
| 9 | Proto-Germanic | -ōną | Creates denominative verbs from nouns; Creates... |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | -eh₂yéti | Creates iterative/ frequentative/ intensive... |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | -yéti | Creates intransitive, often deponent,... |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | yé- | — |
| 13 | Chichewa | iye | he, she |