Where does “ing” come from?
Ing comes from Middle English ing, from Middle English yong, from Old English ġeong, from Proto-Indo-European h₂énkos and h₂yuh₁en-, both ultimately from h₂ey-.
ing (English): A meadow, especially a low meadow near a river;...
Definitions
- A meadow, especially a low meadow near a river;...
Ancestry of “ing”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Middle English | ing | — |
| 2 | Old English | ing | meadow, water meadow, ing |
| 3 | Old Norse | eng | meadow |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | angijō | A low lying meadow in a valley or near a river |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂énkos | curve, bend |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | -os | Creates action nouns or result nouns from verbs;... |