Where does “shakingly” come from?
shakingly (English) comes from English shaking, from English shake, from Middle English schaken, from Old English sċeacan.
shakingly (English): In a shaking manner; shakily
Definitions
- In a shaking manner; shakily
Ancestry of “shakingly”, step by step
shakingly traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English shaking
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | English | shaking | present participle of shake; A movement that... |
| 2 | English | shake | To cause to move rapidly in opposite directions... |
| 3 | Middle English | schaken | To shake or quake |
| 4 | Old English | sċeacan | — |
via English ly
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | English | ly | Abbreviation of light-year |
| 2 | Vietnamese | ly | Alternative spelling of li |