Where does “tuggingly” come from?
tuggingly (English) comes from English tugging, from English tug, from Middle English tuggen, from Old English togian, from Proto-Germanic tugōną, from Proto-Indo-European dewk- — to pull, to draw; to lead.
tuggingly (English): With laborious pulling
Definitions
- With laborious pulling
Ancestry of “tuggingly”, step by step
tuggingly traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English tugging
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | tugging | present participle of tug; The action of... |
| 2 | English | tug | to pull or drag with great effort; to pull hard... |
| 3 | Middle English | tuggen | to pull, tug |
| 4 | Old English | togian | to tow |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | tugōną | to pull, tow |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | dewk- | to pull, to draw; to lead |