Where does “tryppingly” come from?

tryppingly (Middle English) comes from Middle English trippyng, from Middle English trippen, from Old French triper, from German Tripper — gonorrhea, clap.

tryppingly (Middle English): speedily, hastily

Definitions

  1. speedily, hastily

Ancestry of “tryppingly”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle EnglishtrippyngThe act of performing a dance; dancing; tripping,...
2Middle EnglishtrippenTo walk rhythmically or acrobatically, to dance;...
3Old Frenchtriperto hop or dance around, strike with the feet
4GermanTrippergonorrhea, clap

Words derived from “tryppingly”

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