Where does “spinsterishly” come from?

spinsterishly (English) comes from English spinsterish, from English spinster, from Middle English spynnestere, from Middle English spinnen, from Old English spinnan, from Proto-Germanic spinnaną, from Proto-Indo-European (s)pénh₁-ne-, from Proto-Indo-European (s)penh₁- — to twist; to weave.

spinsterishly (English): In a spinsterish manner

Definitions

  1. In a spinsterish manner

Ancestry of “spinsterishly”, step by step

spinsterishly traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English spinsterish

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishspinsterishResembling or characteristic of a spinster
2EnglishspinsterA woman who has never been married, especially...
3Middle EnglishspynnestereA spinner; a person normally a woman who spins fibre as a job
4Middle EnglishspinnenTo spin or convert fibre into yarn; To make...
5Old Englishspinnanto spin
6Proto-Germanicspinnanąto spin
7Proto-Indo-European(s)pénh₁-ne-
8Proto-Indo-European(s)penh₁-to twist; to weave

via English ly

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishlyAbbreviation of light-year
2VietnameselyAlternative spelling of li
Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)penh₁-Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)pénh₁-ne-Every word from Proto-Germanic spinnaną