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Where does “shufflingly” come from?

shufflingly (English) comes from English shuffling, from English shuffle, from English scuffle, from Dutch schoffel, from Middle Dutch schoffel, from Proto-Germanic skuflō, from Proto-Germanic skublō.

shufflingly (English): In a shuffling manner

Definitions

  1. In a shuffling manner

Ancestry of “shufflingly”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Englishshufflingpresent participle of shuffle; The act or motion...
2EnglishshuffleThe act of shuffling cards; The act of reordering...
3EnglishscuffleA rough, disorderly fight or struggle at close...
4Dutchschoffelhoe; shovel
5Middle Dutchschoffelshovel
6Proto-Germanicskuflōshovel
7Proto-Germanicskublō—
Every word from Proto-Germanic skublō →