Where does “doting” come from?
Doting comes from Middle English doting, from Old English -ing added to a verb, ultimately from Proto-Germanic -ungō, a suffix forming abstract nouns from verbs.
doting (English): present participle of dote; Characterized by...
Definitions
- present participle of dote; Characterized by...
Ancestry of “doting”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Middle English | dotynge | Idiocy, senility; Disintegration, rotting |
| 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 “doting”