Etymology Explorer › English

Where does “hading” come from?

hading (English) comes from English hade, from Middle English hade, from Old English hād, from Proto-West Germanic *haidu, from Proto-Germanic haiduz, from Proto-Indo-European (s)kayt-.

hading (English): present participle of hade

Definitions

  1. present participle of hade

Ancestry of “hading”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishhadeState; order, estate, rank, degree, or quality;...
2Middle EnglishhadeAlternative form of hod; Alternative form of heed
3Old Englishhādperson, individual, character, individuality;...
4Proto-West Germanic*haidu—
5Proto-Germanichaiduzmanner, way; personality, character; appearance
6Proto-Indo-European(s)kayt-—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)kayt- →