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
Ancestry of “saggingly”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | English | sagging | The act of something that sags; A manner of... |
| 2 | English | sag | The state of sinking or bending; a droop; The... |
| 3 | Middle English | saggen | — |
| 4 | Middle Low German | sacken | — |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | sinkwaną | to sink |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | sengʷ- | to sink; to fall; to drop |