Where does “gutteringly” come from?

gutteringly (English) comes from English guttering, from English gutter, from English -er, from Middle English -er, from Old French -er, from Latin -āre, from Proto-Italic -āō, from Proto-Indo-European -eh₂yéti — he, she.

gutteringly (English): While flickering and about to be extinguished

Definitions

  1. While flickering and about to be extinguished

Ancestry of “gutteringly”, step by step

gutteringly traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English guttering

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishgutteringGutters collectively; present participle of...
2EnglishgutterA prepared channel in a surface, especially at...
3English-erA person or thing that does an action indicated...
4Middle English-eragentive suffix; agent noun suffix
5Old French-erAlternative form of -ier, verbal suffix;...
6Latin-ārefirst conjugation
7Proto-Italic-āōForms primarily denominative verbs
8Proto-Indo-European-eh₂yétiCreates iterative/ frequentative/ intensive...
9Proto-Indo-European-yétiCreates intransitive, often deponent,...
10Proto-Indo-Europeanyé-
11Chichewaiyehe, she

via English ly

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishlyAbbreviation of light-year
2VietnameselyAlternative spelling of li
Every word from Chichewa iyeEvery word from English -erEvery word from Proto-Indo-European -yéti
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