Where does “shambling” come from?
Shambling derives from Middle English schambyll, Old English sċeamol, Proto-Germanic skamulaz, Latin scamellum, Latin scabellum, Latin scamnum, and Proto-Italic skaβnom, originally denoting a small bench or stool.
shambling (English): present participle of shamble; Who walks while...
Definitions
- present participle of shamble; Who walks while...
Ancestry of “shambling”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | shamble | To walk while shuffling or dragging the feet; One... |
| 2 | Middle English | schambyll | Alternative form of schamel |
| 3 | Old English | sċeamol | — |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | skamulaz | — |
| 5 | Latin | scamellum | — |
| 6 | Latin | scabellum | footstool; a kind of percussion instrument played... |
| 7 | Latin | -lus | Alternative form of -ulus; diminutive suffix |
| 8 | Proto-Italic | -elos | Forms desubstantival and deadjectival diminutive nouns |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | -e-lós | — |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | -lós | Forms agent nouns from verbal roots |