Where does “flinchingly” come from?
flinchingly (English) comes from English flinching, from English flinch, from Middle French flenchir — to bend.
flinchingly (English): With a flinching motion
Ancestry of “flinchingly”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | English | flinching | present participle of flinch; A flinching motion;... |
| 2 | English | flinch | A reflexive jerking away; The slipping of the... |
| 3 | Middle French | flenchir | to bend |