Where does “caring” come from?
Caring derives from the English gerund suffix -ing attached to care, which comes from Old English -ing and ultimately from Proto-Indo-European ǵeh₂r-.
caring (English): Kind, sensitive, empathetic; present participle...
Definitions
- Kind, sensitive, empathetic; present participle...
Ancestry of “caring”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | care | Grief, sorrow; Close attention; concern;... |
| 2 | Middle English | care | grief; sorrow |
| 3 | Old English | caru | worry, anxiety, care; sorrow, grief |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | karu | care, worry |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | karō | complaint, lament, grievance, moan; worry,... |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | ǵeh₂r- | to shout, cry; exclamation; voice; to call, cry |