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

  1. A meadow, especially a low meadow near a river;...

Ancestry of “ing”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Englishing—
2Old Englishingmeadow, water meadow, ing
3Old Norseengmeadow
4Proto-GermanicangijōA low lying meadow in a valley or near a river
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂énkoscurve, bend
6Proto-Indo-European-osCreates action nouns or result nouns from verbs;...

Words derived from “ing”

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