Where does “standingly” come from?

standingly (English) comes from English standing, from Middle English standynge, from Old English standende, from Proto-Germanic standandz, from Proto-Germanic standaną, from Proto-Indo-European *steh₂-.

standingly (English): While standing

Definitions

  1. While standing

Ancestry of “standingly”, step by step

standingly traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English standing

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Englishstandingpresent participle of stand; Erect, not cut down;...
2Middle Englishstandynge—
3Old Englishstandende—
4Proto-Germanicstandandzstanding
5Proto-Germanicstandanąto stand
6Proto-Indo-European*steh₂-—

via English ly

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishlyAbbreviation of light-year
2VietnameselyAlternative spelling of li
Every word from Proto-Indo-European *steh₂- →Every word from Proto-Germanic standaną →Every word from Proto-Germanic standandz →