Etymograph

English

stalkingly

From stalking + -ly.

A compound of stalking + -ly

Proto-West Germanic *stalkungu

Old English stealcung ‘cautious or careful walking’

Middle English stalkynge

English stalking

Today it means

adv In a stalking way; with a haughty walk.

Sources

Sources: Wiktionary, “stalkingly”. By Wiktionary contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0, via kaikki.org (dump of Oct 3 2026); text adapted and restructured. Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word. License.

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