Where does “mammering” come from?
mammering (English) comes from English ing, from Middle English ing, from Old English ing, from Old Norse eng, from Proto-Germanic angijō, from Proto-Indo-European h₂énkos, from Proto-Indo-European -os — Creates action nouns or result nouns from verbs;...
mammering (English): present participle of mammer; Hesitating;...
Definitions
- present participle of mammer; Hesitating;...
Ancestry of “mammering”, step by step
mammering traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English ing
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | ing | A meadow, especially a low meadow near a river;... |
| 2 | Middle English | ing | — |
| 3 | Old English | ing | meadow, water meadow, ing |
| 4 | Old Norse | eng | meadow |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | angijō | A low lying meadow in a valley or near a river |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂énkos | curve, bend |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | -os | Creates action nouns or result nouns from verbs;... |
via English mammer
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | mammer | To hesitate; To mumble or stammer from doubt or... |
| 2 | Middle English | mameren | to hesitate, be undecided, waver, mutter |
| 3 | Old English | māmrian | to think out, design |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | maimrōną | to think, be in thought, think out, ponder; to... |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | mer- | to die; to disappear; sea, lake, wetland |