Where does “hangingly” come from?

hangingly (English) comes from English ly, from Vietnamese ly — Alternative spelling of li.

hangingly (English): So as to hang

Definitions

  1. So as to hang

Ancestry of “hangingly”, step by step

hangingly traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English ly

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishlyAbbreviation of light-year
2VietnameselyAlternative spelling of li

via English hanging

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Englishhangingpresent participle of hang; Suspended;...
2Middle Englishhangynge—
Every word from Vietnamese ly →