Where does “gulping” come from?
Gulping comes from Old English -ung, a suffix forming nouns from verbs, via Proto-Germanic -ungō.
gulping (English): present participle of gulp; The action of one who...
Definitions
- present participle of gulp; The action of one who...
Ancestry of “gulping”, step by step
gulping traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English gulp
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | gulp | The usual amount swallowed; The sound of... |
| 2 | Middle English | gulpen | to gulp |
| 3 | Middle Dutch | gulpen | — |
via Middle English gulpinge
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Middle English | gulpinge | — |