Where does “grimacingly” come from?
grimacingly (English) comes from English grimacing, from English grimace, from French grimacer, from French grimace, from Middle French grimace, from Old French grimace, from Old French grime, from Frankish grīma — to rub; to stroke; to grind.
grimacingly (English): With a grimace
Definitions
- With a grimace
Ancestry of “grimacingly”, step by step
grimacingly traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English grimacing
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | grimacing | present participle of grimace; The act of making... |
| 2 | English | grimace | A contorted facial expression, often expressing... |
| 3 | French | grimacer | to grimace |
| 4 | French | grimace | grimace; first-person singular present indicative... |
| 5 | Middle French | grimace | — |
| 6 | Old French | grimace | — |
| 7 | Old French | grime | mask |
| 8 | Frankish | grīma | — |
| 9 | Proto-Germanic | grīmô | mask; visor; helmet |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | gʰrēy- | to smear; to paint, streak, smear |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | gʰer- | to rub; to stroke; to grind |