Where does “lawnmowing” come from?
lawnmowing (English) comes from English mowing, from Middle English mowynge, from Middle English mowen, from Middle English -en, from Old English -en, from Old Norse -inn, from Proto-Norse -īna-, from Proto-Germanic -īnaz — adjectival suffix.
lawnmowing (English): The mowing of a lawn; present participle of...
Definitions
- The mowing of a lawn; present participle of...
Ancestry of “lawnmowing”, step by step
lawnmowing traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English mowing
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | mowing | present participle of mow; The activity by which... |
| 2 | Middle English | mowynge | Mowing; cutting of grass; A requirement to mow... |
| 3 | Middle English | mowen | To be strong or powerful; To be able to; to have... |
| 4 | Middle English | -en | Denotes the past participle form when attached to... |
| 5 | Old English | -en | mæġþ + API → mæġden; cocc + API → cycen, cicen;... |
| 6 | Old Norse | -inn | Used to create adjectives from nouns, meaning... |
| 7 | Proto-Norse | -īna- | — |
| 8 | Proto-Germanic | -īnaz | -en |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | -iHnos | Creates adjectives of materials |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | -no- | adjectival suffix |