Where does “slouchingly” come from?
slouchingly (English) comes from English slouching, from English slouch, from Middle English slugge, from Old English *sliċ, from Proto-Germanic *sliki, from Proto-Germanic *slikiz, from Proto-Indo-European sleyǵ- — to glide, smooth, spread; to smear; to creep; to...
slouchingly (English): With a slouching posture or motion
Definitions
- With a slouching posture or motion
Ancestry of “slouchingly”, step by step
slouchingly traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English slouching
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | slouching | present participle of slouch; The posture of... |
| 2 | English | slouch | A hanging down of the head; a drooping posture; a... |
| 3 | Middle English | slugge | lazy person |
| 4 | Old English | *sliċ | — |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | *sliki | — |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | *slikiz | — |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | sleyǵ- | to glide, smooth, spread; to smear; to creep; to... |