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Where does “struttingly” come from?

struttingly (English) comes from English strutting, from English strut, from Middle English strouten, from Old English strūtian, from Proto-West Germanic *strūtōn, from Proto-Germanic strūtōną, from Proto-Indo-European streudʰ-, from Proto-Indo-European (s)ter- — strong, firm, stiff, rigid; rigid, stiff; to...

struttingly (English): With a strutting motion; With pompous pride

Definitions

  1. With a strutting motion; With pompous pride

Ancestry of “struttingly”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Englishstruttingpresent participle of strut; The act of one who...
2EnglishstrutProtuberance, air pressure; To swell;...
3Middle Englishstrouten—
4Old Englishstrūtianto stand out stiffly, stand out projectingly,...
5Proto-West Germanic*strūtōn—
6Proto-Germanicstrūtōną—
7Proto-Indo-Europeanstreudʰ-rigid, stiff
8Proto-Indo-European(s)ter-strong, firm, stiff, rigid; rigid, stiff; to...
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