Where does “jerkily” come from?
Jerkily derives from English jerk, which comes from Quechua ch'arki, a dried meat, through Middle French -ie and Latin -ia, -ivus, and -ia suffixes, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European -kos.
jerkily (English): In a jerky manner
Definitions
- In a jerky manner
Ancestry of “jerkily”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | jerky | Characterized by physical jerking; Having the... |
| 2 | English | -y | Added to nouns and adjectives to form adjectives... |
| 3 | Middle English | -y | Designates an adjective, in many cases formed by... |
| 4 | Old English | -iġ | -y, -ic |
| 5 | Proto-West Germanic | -g | Forms adjectives from nouns and verbs with a... |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | -gaz | -y |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | -ḱos | -y, -ic |