Where does “tossingly” come from?

tossingly (English) comes from English tossing, from English toss, from Middle English tossen — to buffet about, agitate, toss; to sift or winnow.

tossingly (English): With a tossing motion

Definitions

  1. With a tossing motion

Ancestry of “tossingly”, step by step

tossingly traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English tossing

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Englishtossingpresent participle of toss; The motion of...
2EnglishtossA throw, a lob, of a ball etc., with an initial...
3Middle Englishtossento buffet about, agitate, toss; to sift or winnow

via English ly

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishlyAbbreviation of light-year
2VietnameselyAlternative spelling of li
Every word from Middle English tossen →Every word from English toss →Every word from English tossing →