Where does “shakily” come from?
Shakily is the English adverb form of shake, derived through Middle English schaken and Middle French -ie suffix from Latin -ia and -ivus formations ultimately rooted in Proto-Indo-European -kos.
shakily (English): In a shaky manner
Definitions
- In a shaky manner
Ancestry of “shakily”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | shaky | Shaking or trembling; Nervous, anxious; Full of... |
| 2 | English | -y | Added to nouns and adjectives to form adjectives... |
| 3 | Middle English | -y | Designates an adjective, in many cases formed by... |
| 4 | Old English | -iġ | -y, -ic |
| 5 | Proto-West Germanic | -g | Forms adjectives from nouns and verbs with a... |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | -gaz | -y |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | -ḱos | -y, -ic |