Where does “notching” come from?
Notching derives from English notch, which developed from English an (the indefinite article), itself from English a, both traceable to Proto-Indo-European h₂en- and en through a complex semantic path involving the prefix meaning "one" or "toward."
notching (English): present participle of notch; A notched mark or...
Definitions
- present participle of notch; A notched mark or...
Ancestry of “notching”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | English | notch | A V-shaped cut; An indentation; A mountain pass;... |
| 2 | Middle French | oche | notch |
| 3 | Old French | ocher | — |