Where does “toothachingly” come from?

toothachingly (English) comes from English toothaching, from English tooth, from Middle English toth, from Old English tōþ, from Proto-Germanic tanþs, from Proto-Indo-European h₃dónts, from Proto-Indo-European h₁ed- — to eat.

toothachingly (English): So as to cause toothache; Overly in possession of...

Definitions

  1. So as to cause toothache; Overly in possession of...

Ancestry of “toothachingly”, step by step

toothachingly traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English toothaching

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishtoothachingCausing toothache
2EnglishtoothA hard, calcareous structure present in the mouth...
3Middle EnglishtothAlternative form of tothe
4Old Englishtōþtooth
5Proto-Germanictanþstooth
6Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃dóntstooth
7Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁ed-to eat

via English ly

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishlyAbbreviation of light-year
2VietnameselyAlternative spelling of li
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁ed- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₃dónts →Every word from Proto-Germanic tanþs →