Where does “Ding” come from?
Ding comes from Chinese 定州, a place name of uncertain meaning whose etymology remains unestablished.
Ding (English): A prefecture of imperial China within present-day Hebei under the Northern Wei, Sui, and Tang dynasties, with its seat at Dingzhou
Definitions
- A prefecture of imperial China within present-day Hebei under the Northern Wei, Sui, and Tang dynasties, with its seat at Dingzhou
Ancestry of “Ding”, step by step
Ding traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.
via Middle English dingen
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Middle English | dingen | To violently hit, strike or attack someone; To... |
| 2 | Old English | dingan | to ding |
| 3 | Proto-West Germanic | *dingwan | — |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | dingwaną | to beat |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | dʰén- | surface |
via Chinese 定州
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Chinese | 定州 | Orderly Prefecture |
via Middle Chinese 陳
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Middle Chinese | 陳 | — |