Where does “hidingly” come from?
hidingly (English) comes from English hiding, from English hide, from Middle English hide, from Middle English hiden, from Old English hȳdan, from Proto-Germanic hūdijaną, from Proto-Indo-European (s)kewdʰ-, from Proto-Indo-European (s)kew- — to caw, to howl; to cover, hide; to cover, hide,...
hidingly (English): In a hiding, clandestine, or secretive manner
Definitions
- In a hiding, clandestine, or secretive manner
Ancestry of “hidingly”, step by step
hidingly traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English hiding
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | hiding | present participle of hide; A state of... |
| 2 | English | hide | To put in a place where it will be harder to... |
| 3 | Middle English | hide | hide; concealment; hiding spot |
| 4 | Middle English | hiden | to conceal, hide; to cover up, wrap up, surround;... |
| 5 | Old English | hȳdan | to hide, conceal, preserve; to conceal; hide |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | hūdijaną | to hide, conceal |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)kewdʰ- | to cover, encase; to hide, conceal; to cover,... |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)kew- | to caw, to howl; to cover, hide; to cover, hide,... |