Where does “lurkingly” come from?

lurkingly (English) comes from English lurking, from English lurk, from Middle English lurken, from Old Norse lurka — to sneak away, go slowly.

lurkingly (English): So as to lurk; in sinister concealment

Definitions

  1. So as to lurk; in sinister concealment

Ancestry of “lurkingly”, step by step

lurkingly traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English lurking

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Englishlurkingpresent participle of lurk; The act of one who...
2EnglishlurkTo remain concealed in order to ambush; To remain...
3Middle Englishlurken—
4Old Norselurkato sneak away, go slowly

via English ly

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishlyAbbreviation of light-year
2VietnameselyAlternative spelling of li
Every word from Old Norse lurka →Every word from Middle English lurken →Every word from English lurk →