Where does “emptying” come from?
emptying (English) comes from English empty, from Middle English emty, from Old English ēmtiġ, from Old English ǣmettiġ, from Proto-Germanic uz-, from Proto-Indo-European uss-, from Proto-Indo-European uds-, from Proto-Indo-European úd — out, outward.
emptying (English): present participle of empty; The act by which...
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- present participle of empty; The act by which...
Ancestry of “emptying”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | empty | Devoid of content; containing nothing or nobody;... |
| 2 | Middle English | emty | empty, vacant; weak, ineffective; worthless,... |
| 3 | Old English | ēmtiġ | — |
| 4 | Old English | ǣmettiġ | vacant, empty, free, idle, unmarried |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | uz- | up, out |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | uss- | — |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | uds- | up, out |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | úd | out, outward |