Where does “dawning” come from?
Dawning is the present participle of dawn, which comes from Middle English daunen, from Old English dagian meaning to become day.
dawning (English): Dawn; The first beginnings of something; present...
Definitions
- Dawn; The first beginnings of something; present...
Ancestry of “dawning”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Middle English | dawnynge | — |
Words derived from “dawning”