Where does “tryppingly” come from?
tryppingly (Middle English) comes from Middle English trippyng, from Middle English trippen, from Old French triper, from German Tripper.
tryppingly (Middle English): speedily, hastily
Ancestry of “tryppingly”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Middle English | trippyng | The act of performing a dance; dancing; tripping,... |
| 2 | Middle English | trippen | To walk rhythmically or acrobatically, to dance;... |
| 3 | Old French | triper | to hop or dance around, strike with the feet |
| 4 | German | Tripper | — |
Words derived from “tryppingly”