Where does “shambly” come from?
shambly (English) comes from English shamble, from Middle English schambyll, from Old English sċeamol, from Proto-Germanic skamulaz, from Latin scamellum, from Latin scabellum, from Latin -lus, from Proto-Italic -elos — Forms agent nouns from verbal roots.
shambly (English): Shambling; not coordinated or graceful; clumsy
Definitions
- Shambling; not coordinated or graceful; clumsy
Ancestry of “shambly”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 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 | — |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | -e-lós | — |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | -lós | Forms agent nouns from verbal roots |