Where does “trimmingly” come from?
trimmingly (English) comes from English trimming, from English trim, from Middle English trimen, from Old English trymman, from Proto-Germanic trumjaną, from Proto-Germanic trumaz — root; firm, strong.
trimmingly (English): With reprimand or chastisting; So as to trim, or...
Definitions
- With reprimand or chastisting; So as to trim, or...
Ancestry of “trimmingly”, step by step
trimmingly traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English trimming
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | trimming | The act or process of someone who trims; An... |
| 2 | English | trim | To reduce slightly; to cut; especially, to remove... |
| 3 | Middle English | trimen | — |
| 4 | Old English | trymman | to strengthen |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | trumjaną | to make fast, strengthen; to make fast;... |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | trumaz | root; firm, strong |