Where does “floatingly” come from?
floatingly (English) comes from English floating, from English float, from Middle English flote, from Old French flote, from Old Norse floti, from Proto-Germanic flutô, from Proto-Indo-European plewd-, from Proto-Indo-European plew- — to fly, flow, run.
floatingly (English): In a floating manner
Definitions
- In a floating manner
Ancestry of “floatingly”, step by step
floatingly traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English floating
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | floating | That floats or float; Not fixed in position,... |
| 2 | English | float | Of an object or substance, to be supported by a... |
| 3 | Middle English | flote | Alternative form of floute; Something that... |
| 4 | Old French | flote | fleet |
| 5 | Old Norse | floti | fleet |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | flutô | A float; flotation device; A raft; boat; ship |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | plewd- | to fly, flow, run |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | plew- | to fly, flow, run |