Where does “fishingly” come from?
fishingly (English) comes from English fishing, from English Fish, from Old English fiscian, from Proto-West Germanic fiskōn, from Proto-Germanic fiskōną, from Proto-Germanic -ōną, from Proto-Indo-European -eh₂yéti, from Proto-Indo-European -yéti — he, she.
fishingly (English): In a manner that suggests fishing, such as groping in search of something, or seeking compliments
Definitions
- In a manner that suggests fishing, such as groping in search of something, or seeking compliments
Ancestry of “fishingly”, step by step
fishingly traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English fishing
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | fishing | The act of catching fish; The act of catching... |
| 2 | English | Fish | The constellation and zodiacal sign Pisces |
| 3 | Old English | fiscian | to fish |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | fiskōn | to fish, to catch fish |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | fiskōną | to fish, to catch fish |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | -ōną | Creates denominative verbs from nouns; Creates... |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | -eh₂yéti | Creates iterative/ frequentative/ intensive... |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | -yéti | Creates intransitive, often deponent,... |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | yé- | — |
| 10 | Chichewa | iye | he, she |