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Where does “weepingly” come from?

weepingly (English) comes from English weeping, from Middle English wepynge, from Middle English ynge, from Middle English yong, from Old English ġeong, from Proto-West Germanic jung, from Proto-Germanic jungaz, from Proto-Germanic juwungaz — vital force, life, age, eternity; day, morning.

weepingly (English): In a weeping manner

Definitions

  1. In a weeping manner

Ancestry of “weepingly”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Englishweepingpresent participle of weep; Action of the verb to...
2Middle Englishwepynge—
3Middle EnglishyngeAlternative form of yong
4Middle EnglishyongEarly in growth or life; young; Characteristic of...
5Old Englishġeong—
6Proto-West Germanicjungyoung
7Proto-Germanicjungazyoung
8Proto-Germanicjuwungaz—
9Proto-Indo-Europeanyuwn̥kós—
10Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂yuh₁en-young
11Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂ey-vital force, life, age, eternity; day, morning
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