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Where does “guessing” come from?

Guessing comes from Middle English gessyng, a verbal noun derived from gessen, meaning to attempt or conjecture.

guessing (English): The act of making a guess; estimate or...

Definitions

  1. The act of making a guess; estimate or...

Ancestry of “guessing”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Englishgessyng—

Words derived from “guessing”

  • guessingly
Every word from Middle English gessyng →