Where does “fallingly” come from?

fallingly (English) comes from English falling, from English fall, from Middle English fall, from Old English feall, from Proto-Germanic fallą, from Proto-Indo-European (s)pōl- — to fall.

fallingly (English): While falling; with a falling motion

Definitions

  1. While falling; with a falling motion

Ancestry of “fallingly”, step by step

fallingly traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English falling

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Englishfallingpresent participle of fall; That falls or fall;...
2Englishfall"To be moved downwards."; "To move downwards.";...
3Middle Englishfall—
4Old EnglishfeallAlternative form of fiell
5Proto-Germanicfallą—
6Proto-Indo-European(s)pōl-to fall

via English ly

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishlyAbbreviation of light-year
2VietnameselyAlternative spelling of li
Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)pōl- →
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