Where does “slippingly” come from?

slippingly (English) comes from English slipping, from English slip, from Middle Dutch slippe.

slippingly (English): With a slipping motion

Definitions

  1. With a slipping motion

Ancestry of “slippingly”, step by step

slippingly traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English slipping

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishslippingPresent participle and gerund of slip; The act of...
2EnglishslipA thin, slippery mix of clay and water; Mud,...
3Middle Dutchslippe—

via English ly

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishlyAbbreviation of light-year
2VietnameselyAlternative spelling of li
Every word from Middle Dutch slippe →