Where does “whippingly” come from?

whippingly (English) comes from English whipping, from English whip, from Middle English whippen, from Middle Dutch wippen — to swing, leap, dance, oscillate.

whippingly (English): With a whipping motion

Definitions

  1. With a whipping motion

Ancestry of “whippingly”, step by step

whippingly traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English whipping

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishwhippingThe punishment of being whipped; A heavy defeat;...
2EnglishwhipA lash; a pliant, flexible instrument, such as a...
3Middle Englishwhippen—
4Middle Dutchwippento swing, leap, dance, oscillate

via English ly

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishlyAbbreviation of light-year
2VietnameselyAlternative spelling of li
Every word from Middle Dutch wippen →Every word from Middle English whippen →Every word from English whip →