Where does “wastingly” come from?

wastingly (English) comes from English wasting, from English waste, from Middle English wasten, from Old Northern French waster — to waste, devastate.

wastingly (English): In a way that causes wastage; wastefully

Definitions

  1. In a way that causes wastage; wastefully

Ancestry of “wastingly”, step by step

wastingly traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English wasting

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Englishwastingpresent participle of waste; Causing a waste, or...
2EnglishwasteExcess of material, useless by-products or...
3Middle Englishwastento waste, lay waste
4Old Northern Frenchwasterto waste, devastate

via English ly

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishlyAbbreviation of light-year
2VietnameselyAlternative spelling of li
Every word from Old Northern French waster →
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