Where does “swoopingly” come from?
swoopingly (English) comes from English swooping, from English swoop, from Middle English swopen, from Old English swāpan, from Proto-West Germanic swaipan, from Proto-Germanic swaipaną, from Proto-Indo-European kswoybʰ-e-ti, from Proto-Indo-European ksweybʰ- — to move swiftly, make a swift movement; to swing,...
swoopingly (English): In a swooping way; with a swooping motion
Definitions
- In a swooping way; with a swooping motion
Ancestry of “swoopingly”, step by step
swoopingly traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English swooping
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | swooping | present participle of swoop; The motion of... |
| 2 | English | swoop | To fly or glide downwards suddenly; to plunge or... |
| 3 | Middle English | swopen | To sweep debris or litter away; To cleanse or... |
| 4 | Old English | swāpan | to swoop; to sweep, to swing |
| 5 | Proto-West Germanic | swaipan | to sweep |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | swaipaną | to sweep; to sway, swing; to cast, fling |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | kswoybʰ-e-ti | — |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | ksweybʰ- | to move swiftly, make a swift movement; to swing,... |