Where does “heart-stoppingly” come from?
heart-stoppingly (English) comes from English heart-stopping, from English heartstopping, from English stopping, from English stop, from English top, from Middle English top, from Old English topp, from Proto-West Germanic *topp — tail, rod, staff, pole, penis; tail, rod, staff,...
heart-stoppingly (English): In a heart-stopping way
Definitions
- In a heart-stopping way
Ancestry of “heart-stoppingly”, step by step
heart-stoppingly traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English heart-stopping
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | heart-stopping | Alternative spelling of heartstopping |
| 2 | English | heartstopping | Very exciting or shocking, as though to cause... |
| 3 | English | stopping | present participle of stop; The act of something... |
| 4 | English | stop | To cease moving; To not continue; To cause to... |
| 5 | English | top | The highest or uppermost part of something; A... |
| 6 | Middle English | top | The summit or top of something, especially a... |
| 7 | Old English | topp | top, summit (of something) |
| 8 | Proto-West Germanic | *topp | top, summit, crest |
| 9 | Proto-Germanic | tuppaz | tuft, plait; top, summit |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | dumb- | tail, rod, staff, pole, penis; tail, rod, staff,... |