Where does “undashingly” come from?
undashingly (English) comes from English undashing, from English dashing, from Middle English dasshyng, from Middle English daschen, from Danish daske, from Serbo-Croatian dàska, from Proto-Slavic dъska, from Proto-Germanic diskuz — take; perceive.
undashingly (English): In a way that is not dashing; unstylishly
Definitions
- In a way that is not dashing; unstylishly
Ancestry of “undashingly”, step by step
undashingly traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English undashing
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | undashing | Not dashing |
| 2 | English | dashing | Spirited, audacious and full of high spirits;... |
| 3 | Middle English | dasshyng | A strike with a weapon; The sound of a wheel... |
| 4 | Middle English | daschen | To hit with a weapon and cause damage; to land a... |
| 5 | Danish | daske | to slap, strike |
| 6 | Serbo-Croatian | dàska | board, plank |
| 7 | Proto-Slavic | dъska | board, plank |
| 8 | Proto-Germanic | diskuz | table; dish; bowl |
| 9 | Latin | discus | a discus, quoit; a dish shaped like a discus;... |
| 10 | Proto-Italic | diskō | learn |
| 11 | Proto-Italic | dikskō | — |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | di-dḱ-ské-ti | — |
| 13 | Proto-Indo-European | deḱ- | take; perceive |