Where does “ripplingly” come from?
ripplingly (English) comes from English rippling, from English ripple, from English rimple, from Middle English rimpel, from Old English hrimpele, from Proto-Germanic hrumpiljǭ, from Proto-Germanic *hrimpaną — to wrinkle, to fold.
ripplingly (English): With a rippling motion
Definitions
- With a rippling motion
Ancestry of “ripplingly”, step by step
ripplingly traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English rippling
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | rippling | present participle of ripple; Moving in a... |
| 2 | English | ripple | A moving disturbance, or undulation, in the... |
| 3 | English | rimple | A wrinkle; To wrinkle or crease |
| 4 | Middle English | rimpel | — |
| 5 | Old English | hrimpele | — |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | hrumpiljǭ | — |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | *hrimpaną | to wrinkle, to fold |