Etymograph

English

swooningly

Swooningly comes from Middle English swouningli.

  1. Middle Englishc. 1150–1500swouningli1
  2. Englishtodayswooningly1

attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed deepest recorded ancestor

  1. 1 Wiktionary, English swooningly

Lineage

  1. Middle Englishc. 1150–1500swouningliWiktionary, English swooningly
  2. EnglishtodayswooninglyWiktionary, English swooningly

Formed from swooning + -ly

Every English word from Middle English swouningli

Today it means

adv To a degree that elicits swooning.

Sources

Sources: Wiktionary, “swooningly”. 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.

Etymograph / Middle English swouningli / swooningly

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