Where does “showstoppingly” come from?
showstoppingly (English) comes from English showstopping, from English stopping, from English stop, from English top, from Middle English top, from Old English topp, from Proto-West Germanic *topp, from Proto-Germanic tuppaz — tail, rod, staff, pole, penis; tail, rod, staff,...
showstoppingly (English): In a showstopping manner
Definitions
- In a showstopping manner
Ancestry of “showstoppingly”, step by step
showstoppingly traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English showstopping
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | showstopping | Characteristic of a showstopper |
| 2 | English | stopping | present participle of stop; The act of something... |
| 3 | English | stop | To cease moving; To not continue; To cause to... |
| 4 | English | top | The highest or uppermost part of something; A... |
| 5 | Middle English | top | The summit or top of something, especially a... |
| 6 | Old English | topp | top, summit (of something) |
| 7 | Proto-West Germanic | *topp | top, summit, crest |
| 8 | Proto-Germanic | tuppaz | tuft, plait; top, summit |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | dumb- | tail, rod, staff, pole, penis; tail, rod, staff,... |