Where does “scratchingly” come from?

scratchingly (English) comes from English scratching, from English scratch, from Middle English scracchen.

scratchingly (English): With a scratching motion or action

Definitions

  1. With a scratching motion or action

Ancestry of “scratchingly”, step by step

scratchingly traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English scratching

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Englishscratchingpresent participle of scratch; The act or sound...
2EnglishscratchTo rub a surface with a sharp object, especially...
3Middle Englishscracchen—

via English ly

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishlyAbbreviation of light-year
2VietnameselyAlternative spelling of li
Every word from Middle English scracchen →Every word from English scratch →Every word from English scratching →