Where does “flounderingly” come from?
flounderingly (English) comes from English floundering, from English flounder, from Middle English flowndre, from Anglo-Norman floundre, from French flondre, from Old Norse flyðra, from Proto-Germanic flunþrijǭ — A flat thing; a board; A flatfish; a flounder.
flounderingly (English): In a floundering manner; with awkward struggles
Definitions
- In a floundering manner; with awkward struggles
Ancestry of “flounderingly”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | English | floundering | present participle of flounder; The act of one... |
| 2 | English | flounder | A European species of flatfish having dull brown... |
| 3 | Middle English | flowndre | flounder |
| 4 | Anglo-Norman | floundre | — |
| 5 | French | flondre | — |
| 6 | Old Norse | flyðra | — |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | flunþrijǭ | A flat thing; a board; A flatfish; a flounder |