Etymology

falteringly

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Today it means: In a faltering manner; hesitantly, making pauses Full definition →

Proto-Germanic *līką ← Proto-Indo-European *leyg- ← English faltering
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The story

  1. Englishfalter
  2. Englishfaltering
  3. Proto-Indo-European*leyg-
  4. Proto-Germanic*līką
  5. English todayfalteringly

From faltering + -ly.

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