Where does “dawdling” come from?

dawdling (English) comes from English -ing, from Middle English -ynge, from Old English -ung, from Proto-Germanic -ungō — -ing, -ion. "Forms gerund nouns from verbs.".

dawdling (English): present participle of dawdle; The act of one who...

Definitions

present participle of dawdle; The act of one who...

Ancestry of “dawdling”, step by step

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	English	-ing	Used to form gerunds, a type of verbal nouns,...
2	Middle English	-ynge	Alternative form of -ing
3	Old English	-ung	forming nouns from verbs, denoting verbal action...
4	Proto-Germanic	-ungō	-ing, -ion. "Forms gerund nouns from verbs."

Words derived from “dawdling”

dawdlingly

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