Where does “hobblingly” come from?
hobblingly (English) comes from English hobbling, from English -ing, from Middle English -ynge, from Old English -ung, from Proto-Germanic -ungō — -ing, -ion. "Forms gerund nouns from verbs.".
hobblingly (English): With a hobbling motion
Definitions
- With a hobbling motion
Ancestry of “hobblingly”, step by step
hobblingly traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English hobbling
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | hobbling | present participle of hobble; The movement of one... |
| 2 | English | -ing | Used to form gerunds, a type of verbal nouns,... |
| 3 | Middle English | -ynge | Alternative form of -ing |
| 4 | Old English | -ung | forming nouns from verbs, denoting verbal action... |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | -ungō | -ing, -ion. "Forms gerund nouns from verbs." |