Where does “onding” come from?
onding (English) comes from English on, from Middle English on, from Old English on, from Proto-West Germanic ana, from Proto-Germanic *an, from Proto-Germanic ana, from Proto-Indo-European h₂en- — on, onto.
onding (English): Breathing; smelling; A heavy, continuous fall of...
Definitions
- Breathing; smelling; A heavy, continuous fall of...
Ancestry of “onding”, step by step
onding traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.
via English on
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | on | In the state of being active, functioning or... |
| 2 | Middle English | on | on, in; on; Alternative form of oon |
| 3 | Old English | on | on, in, at, among; from |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | ana | on |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | *an | — |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | ana | on, at; on, onto; ana |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂en- | on, onto |
via English Ding
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | Ding | A prefecture of imperial China within present-day Hebei under the Northern Wei, Sui, and Tang dynasties, with its seat at Dingzhou |
| 2 | Middle English | dingen | To violently hit, strike or attack someone; To... |
| 3 | Old English | dingan | to ding |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | *dingwan | — |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | dingwaną | to beat |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | dʰén- | surface |
via Middle English ondyng
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Middle English | ondyng | — |