Where does “journeying” come from?
Journeying comes from Middle English journeyinge, formed from Middle English journey plus the suffix -ing, derived from Old English -ing and Old English -ung, ultimately from Latin diurnus meaning daily, itself from Latin dies meaning day.
journeying (English): present participle of journey; travel, travelling
Definitions
- present participle of journey; travel, travelling
Ancestry of “journeying”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Middle English | journeyinge | journeying |
| 2 | Middle English | journe | An endeavour or enterprise; an attempt at... |
| 3 | Old French | jornee | journey; day |
| 4 | Latin | diurnāta | — |
| 5 | Latin | diurnum | masculine accusative singular of diurnus; neuter... |
| 6 | Latin | diurnus | of the day; daily; day |
| 7 | Latin | diēs | — |
| 8 | Proto-Italic | djēm | accusative singular of *djous |
| 9 | Proto-Italic | *djous | — |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | dyḗws | sky, heaven; sky god |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | dyéws | — |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | dyew- | to be bright; sky, heaven |