Where does “teemingly” come from?
teemingly (English) comes from English teeming, from English teem, from Middle English temen, from Old Norse tœma, from Proto-Germanic tōmijaną, from Proto-Germanic -janą, from Proto-Indo-European -yéti, from Proto-Indo-European yé- — he, she.
teemingly (English): In great numbers; crowdedly
Definitions
- In great numbers; crowdedly
Ancestry of “teemingly”, step by step
teemingly traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English teeming
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | teeming | present participle of teem; Abundantly filled... |
| 2 | English | teem | To be stocked to overflowing; To be prolific; to... |
| 3 | Middle English | temen | To bear young, to produce children; To give... |
| 4 | Old Norse | tœma | to empty |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | tōmijaną | to empty |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | -janą | Derives denominatives from nouns and factitives... |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | -yéti | Creates intransitive, often deponent,... |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | yé- | — |
| 9 | Chichewa | iye | he, she |