Where does “scufflingly” come from?
scufflingly (English) comes from English scuffling, from English scuffle, from Dutch schoffel, from Middle Dutch schoffel, from Proto-Germanic skuflō, from Proto-Germanic skublō.
scufflingly (English): With a scuffling sound or motion
Definitions
- With a scuffling sound or motion
Ancestry of “scufflingly”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | English | scuffling | present participle of scuffle; a confused... |
| 2 | English | scuffle | A rough, disorderly fight or struggle at close... |
| 3 | Dutch | schoffel | hoe; shovel |
| 4 | Middle Dutch | schoffel | shovel |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | skuflō | shovel |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | skublō | — |