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

  1. In a shaking manner; shakily

Ancestry of “shakingly”, step by step

shakingly traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English shaking

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Englishshakingpresent participle of shake; A movement that...
2EnglishshakeTo cause to move rapidly in opposite directions...
3Middle EnglishschakenTo shake or quake
4Old Englishsċeacan—

via English ly

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishlyAbbreviation of light-year
2VietnameselyAlternative spelling of li
Every word from Old English sċeacan →Every word from Middle English schaken →Every word from English shake →