Where does “Gathering” come from?
Gathering derives from Old English gaderung, formed with the Old English suffix -ung from Proto-Germanic -ungō, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European gʰedʰ-.
Gathering (English): A meeting or get-together; a party or social...
Definitions
- A meeting or get-together; a party or social...
Ancestry of “Gathering”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Middle English | gadering | — |
| 2 | Old English | gaderung | a gathering, assembly, joining, council,... |
| 3 | Old English | -ing | Forming nouns from verbs, indicating action,... |
| 4 | Old English | -tūn | homestead, village, town |
| 5 | Old English | tūn | enclosure, yard; place; dwelling |
| 6 | Proto-West Germanic | tūn | fence |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | tūną | fence; enclosure |
| 8 | Gaulish | dunum | fort; hill, hillfort |
| 9 | Proto-Celtic | dūnom | stronghold, rampart |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | dʰewh₂- | smoke; mist, haze |