Where does “leaningly” come from?

leaningly (English) comes from English leaning, from Middle English lening, from Old English hlinung — leaning; resting; place of rest.

leaningly (English): With a leaning motion or posture

Definitions

  1. With a leaning motion or posture

Ancestry of “leaningly”, step by step

leaningly traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English leaning

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishleaningA tendency or propensity; present participle of...
2Middle Englishlening—
3Old Englishhlinungleaning; resting; place of rest

via English ly

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishlyAbbreviation of light-year
2VietnameselyAlternative spelling of li
Every word from Old English hlinung →