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Where does “covenanting” come from?

covenanting (English) comes from English covenant, from Middle English covenaunt, from Old French covenant, from Latin conveniēns.

covenanting (English): present participle of covenant

Definitions

  1. present participle of covenant

Ancestry of “covenanting”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishcovenantAn agreement to do or not do a particular thing;...
2Middle Englishcovenaunt—
3Old Frenchcovenantpresent participle of covenir; covenant
4Latinconveniēns—
Every word from Latin conveniēns →