Where does “hurting” come from?

Hurting comes from Middle English hurten, derived from Old Northern French hurter, originally meaning to strike or knock against.

hurting (English): present participle of hurt; A sensation that...

Definitions

  1. present participle of hurt; A sensation that...

Ancestry of “hurting”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishhurtTo be painful; To cause physical pain and/or...
2Middle EnglishhurtenTo hurt cause an injury or disease
3Old Northern Frenchhurter—

Words derived from “hurting”

Every word from Old Northern French hurter →Every word from Middle English hurten →Every word from English hurt →