History of GINGERLY By erikaastle 500 Anglo-Saxons used the word They meant "gate" Jun 5, 1000 Swedish speakers used the word They meant "to go gently" Jan 1, 1604 First known use But the reference might have been to "ginger," the spice Jun 5, 1740 John Brown's texts He was from Scotland and meant "extremely carefully" Jun 5, 2011 Merriam-Webster Dictionary Today the word means "extremely cautiously"
