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
- In a spinsterish manner
Ancestry of “spinsterishly”, step by step
spinsterishly traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English spinsterish
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | spinsterish | Resembling or characteristic of a spinster |
| 2 | English | spinster | A woman who has never been married, especially... |
| 3 | Middle English | spynnestere | A spinner; a person normally a woman who spins fibre as a job |
| 4 | Middle English | spinnen | To spin or convert fibre into yarn; To make... |
| 5 | Old English | spinnan | to spin |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | spinnaną | to spin |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)pénh₁-ne- | — |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)penh₁- | to twist; to weave |