Where does “soakingly” come from?
soakingly (English) comes from English soaking, from Middle English soukynge, from Middle English souken, from Old English sūcan, from Proto-West Germanic sūkan, from Proto-Germanic sūkaną, from Proto-Indo-European sug-, from Proto-Indo-European sew- — to press out, extract; juice; liquid, rain; to...
soakingly (English): To the point of soaking; imparting extreme...
Definitions
- To the point of soaking; imparting extreme...
Ancestry of “soakingly”, step by step
soakingly traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English soaking
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | soaking | present participle of soak; Immersion in water; a... |
| 2 | Middle English | soukynge | Breastfeeding, milking; drawing milk |
| 3 | Middle English | souken | To suck; to extract or draw with the mouth; To... |
| 4 | Old English | sūcan | to suck |
| 5 | Proto-West Germanic | sūkan | to suck; to suckle |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | sūkaną | to suck; to suckle |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | sug- | — |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | sew- | to press out, extract; juice; liquid, rain; to... |