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Where does “thrummingly” come from?

thrummingly (English) comes from English thrumming, from English thrum, from Middle English thrum, from Old English þrum, from Proto-Germanic þrumą — stump, trunk, block; butt, end.

thrummingly (English): With a thrumming sound or vibration

Definitions

  1. With a thrumming sound or vibration

Ancestry of “thrummingly”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Englishthrummingpresent participle of thrum; The sound or action...
2EnglishthrumA thrumming sound; a hum or vibration; A spicy...
3Middle Englishthrum—
4Old Englishþrum—
5Proto-Germanicþrumąstump, trunk, block; butt, end
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