Where does “making” come from?
Making comes from Middle English -ing and Old English -ing, derived from Proto-Indo-European mag- meaning to knead or fashion.
making (English): The act of forming, causing, or constituting;...
Definitions
- The act of forming, causing, or constituting;...
Ancestry of “making”, step by step
making traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English make
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | make | To create; To behave, to act; To tend; to... |
| 2 | Middle English | make | Alternative form of maken; easy |
| 3 | Middle English | maken | To make or create; to have something made |
| 4 | Old English | macian | to make |
| 5 | Emilian | mâcia | spot, stain |
| 6 | Latin | Macula | — |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | smh₁-tleh₂ | — |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | smeh₁- | smear, rub |