Where does “groaningly” come from?

groaningly (English) comes from English groaning, from Middle English gronynge, from Old English grānung — groaning.

groaningly (English): With groaning sounds

Definitions

  1. With groaning sounds

Ancestry of “groaningly”, step by step

groaningly traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English groaning

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishgroaningThat groans; Heavily laden, as if to creak under...
2Middle EnglishgronyngeThe event of groaning or moaning
3Old Englishgrānunggroaning

via English ly

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishlyAbbreviation of light-year
2VietnameselyAlternative spelling of li
Every word from Old English grānung →Every word from Middle English gronynge →Every word from English groaning →