Where does “singeingly” come from?

singeingly (English) comes from English singeing, from Middle English senginge, from Old English senġende, from Proto-West Germanic sangijandī, from Proto-West Germanic sangijan, from Proto-Indo-European senk-, from Proto-Indo-European sek- — to cut, cut off, sever.

singeingly (English): So as to singe or burn slightly

Definitions

  1. So as to singe or burn slightly

Ancestry of “singeingly”, step by step

singeingly traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English singeing

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Englishsingeingpresent participle of singe; The act or process...
2Middle Englishsenginge
3Old Englishsenġende
4Proto-West Germanicsangijandī
5Proto-West Germanicsangijanto burn, torch
6Proto-Indo-Europeansenk-to burn
7Proto-Indo-Europeansek-to cut, cut off, sever

via English ly

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishlyAbbreviation of light-year
2VietnameselyAlternative spelling of li
Every word from Proto-Indo-European sek-Every word from Proto-Indo-European senk-Every word from Proto-West Germanic sangijan