Where does “shapingly” come from?
shapingly (English) comes from English shaping, from Middle English schapynge, from Middle English -ynge, from Old English -ung, from Proto-Germanic -ungō — -ing, -ion. "Forms gerund nouns from verbs.".
shapingly (English): So as to give shape to something
Definitions
- So as to give shape to something
Ancestry of “shapingly”, step by step
shapingly traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English shaping
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | shaping | The action of the verb to shape; A method of... |
| 2 | Middle English | schapynge | shaping, making, forming |
| 3 | Middle English | -ynge | Alternative form of -ing |
| 4 | Old English | -ung | forming nouns from verbs, denoting verbal action... |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | -ungō | -ing, -ion. "Forms gerund nouns from verbs." |