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
skippingly traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English skipping
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
| 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 |