Where does “saggingly” come from?

saggingly (English) comes from English sagging, from English sag, from Middle English saggen, from Middle Low German sacken, from Proto-Germanic sinkwaną, from Proto-Indo-European sengʷ- — to sink; to fall; to drop.

saggingly (English): So as to sag

Definitions

  1. So as to sag

Ancestry of “saggingly”, step by step

saggingly traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English sagging

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishsaggingThe act of something that sags; A manner of...
2EnglishsagThe state of sinking or bending; a droop; The...
3Middle Englishsaggen—
4Middle Low Germansacken—
5Proto-Germanicsinkwanąto sink
6Proto-Indo-Europeansengʷ-to sink; to fall; to drop

via English ly

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishlyAbbreviation of light-year
2VietnameselyAlternative spelling of li
Every word from Proto-Indo-European sengʷ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic sinkwaną →Every word from Middle Low German sacken →