Where does “appending” come from?

appending (English) comes from English append, from Middle English appenden, from Old French apendre.

appending (English): present participle of append

Definitions

  1. present participle of append

Ancestry of “appending”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishappendTo hang or attach to, as by a string, so that the...
2Middle Englishappendento belong
3Old Frenchapendre—
Every word from Old French apendre →Every word from Middle English appenden →Every word from English append →