disquietingly

English

Etymology

Etymology tree

Proto-Indo-European *dwóh₁

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Proto-Indo-European *trísinflu.

Proto-Indo-European *d(w)is-

Proto-Italic *dis-

Latin dis-

Old French des-bor.

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Latin dis-bor.

Middle English dis-

English dis-

Proto-Indo-European *kʷyeh₁-

Proto-Indo-European *-tis

Proto-Indo-European *kʷyéh₁tis

Proto-Italic *kʷjētis

Latin quiēs

Proto-Indo-European *-sḱéti

Proto-Italic *-skō

Latin -scō

Latin quiēscō

Proto-Indo-European *-tós

Proto-Italic *-tos

Latin -tus

Latin quiētusder.

French quietder.

Middle English quiete

English quiet

English disquiet

Proto-Indo-European *-h₂

Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂

Proto-Indo-European *-yéti

Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂yéti

Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ti

Proto-Germanic *-ōną

Proto-Germanic *-gō

Proto-Germanic *-ōngō?

Proto-Germanic *-ungō

Old English -ung

Middle English -ynge

English -ing

English disquieting

Proto-Indo-European *leyg-der.

Proto-Germanic *līkąder.

Proto-Germanic *-līkaz

Proto-Germanic *-ê

Proto-Germanic *-līkê

Proto-West Germanic *-līkē

Old English -līċe

Middle English -ly

English -ly

English disquietingly

From disquieting + -ly.

Adverb

disquietingly (comparative more disquietingly, superlative most disquietingly)

1. In a disquieting manner.
   • 1930, Margaret Ayer Barnes, Years of Grace, Part I, Chapter II, page 53:

     ‘Yes,’ said Jane faintly, still not daring to look. André continued to hold her hand in his. The starting and stopping went on disquietingly.