Where does “skippingly” come from?
skippingly (English) comes from English skipping, from English skip, from English skep, from Dutch scheppen, from Dutch en, from Middle Dutch ende, from Old Dutch endi, from Proto-West Germanic andī — on, onto.
skippingly (English): So as to skip; moving with small hops or jumps
Definitions
- So as to skip; moving with small hops or jumps
Ancestry of “skippingly”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | English | skipping | present participle of skip; The act by which... |
| 2 | English | skip | To move by hopping on alternate feet; To leap... |
| 3 | English | skep | A basket; A beehive made of straw or wicker |
| 4 | Dutch | scheppen | to create; to scoop , to shovel; to hit and... |
| 5 | Dutch | en | and; well, so; plus, and |
| 6 | Middle Dutch | ende | and; end |
| 7 | Old Dutch | endi | end |
| 8 | Proto-West Germanic | andī | end |
| 9 | Proto-Germanic | andijaz | end |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂entíos | front; forehead |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂ent- | face; forehead; front |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂en- | on, onto |