Where does “puffingly” come from?

puffingly (English) comes from English puffing, from English puff, from Middle English puff, from Old English pyf — a blast of wind, puff.

puffingly (English): In a puffing manner

Definitions

  1. In a puffing manner

Ancestry of “puffingly”, step by step

puffingly traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English puffing

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Englishpuffingpresent participle of puff; Leaving a car engine...
2EnglishpuffA sharp exhalation of a small amount of breath...
3Middle Englishpuff—
4Old Englishpyfa blast of wind, puff

via English ly

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