Where does “stompingly” come from?
stompingly (English) comes from English stomping, from English stomp, from English stamp, from Middle Low German stampen, from Old Dutch stampon, from Proto-West Germanic stampōn, from Proto-Germanic stampōną, from Proto-Indo-European stemb‑ — to support, stomp, rant, amaze.
stompingly (English): In a stomping manner
Definitions
- In a stomping manner
Ancestry of “stompingly”, step by step
stompingly traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English stomping
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | stomping | present participle of stomp; In a way that stomps... |
| 2 | English | stomp | To trample heavily; To severely beat someone... |
| 3 | English | stamp | An act of stamping the foot, paw or hoof; An... |
| 4 | Middle Low German | stampen | — |
| 5 | Old Dutch | stampon | to stomp |
| 6 | Proto-West Germanic | stampōn | — |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | stampōną | to compress, to squeeze; to stamp |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | stemb‑ | to support, stomp, rant, amaze |