Where does “hounding” come from?
Hounding derives from Middle English -ing (present participle suffix) added to Middle English -en, which developed from Old English -ing, ultimately tracing to Proto-Indo-European ḱwṓ meaning dog.
hounding (English): present participle of hound; Pursuit, especially...
Definitions
- present participle of hound; Pursuit, especially...
Ancestry of “hounding”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | English | -ing | Used to form gerunds, a type of verbal nouns,... |
| 2 | Old English | -ing | Forming nouns from verbs, indicating action,... |
| 3 | Old English | -tūn | — |
| 4 | Old English | tūn | enclosure, yard; place; dwelling |
| 5 | Proto-West Germanic | tūn | fence |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | tūną | fence; enclosure |
| 7 | Gaulish | dunum | fort; hill, hillfort |
| 8 | Proto-Celtic | dūnom | stronghold, rampart |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | dʰewh₂- | smoke; mist, haze |
Words derived from “hounding”