Where does “stiltedly” come from?
stiltedly (English) comes from English stilted, from English -ed, from Middle English -ed, from Old English -ed — formed into the likeness of, made into, shaped...
stiltedly (English): Stiffly, or in an unnatural manner
Definitions
- Stiffly, or in an unnatural manner
Ancestry of “stiltedly”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | English | stilted | Making use of or possessing a stilt or stilts, or... |
| 2 | English | -ed | Used to form past tenses of verbs. In... |
| 3 | Middle English | -ed | Alternative form of -hede |
| 4 | Old English | -ed | formed into the likeness of, made into, shaped... |