Where does “strugglingly” come from?
strugglingly (English) comes from English struggling, from English struggle, from Middle English struglen.
strugglingly (English): In a struggling way
Definitions
- In a struggling way
Ancestry of “strugglingly”, step by step
strugglingly traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English struggling
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | struggling | present participle of struggle; The act of one... |
| 2 | English | struggle | A contortion of the body in an attempt to escape... |
| 3 | Middle English | struglen | — |