Where does “pinging” come from?
Pinging is the present participle of ping, an English word of onomatopoetic origin that imitates a sharp, high-pitched sound.
pinging (English): present participle of ping; The sound of a ping;...
Definitions
- present participle of ping; The sound of a ping;...
Ancestry of “pinging”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | ping | A high-pitched, short and somewhat sharp sound; A... |
| 2 | Middle English | pingen | to push, shove, pierce, stab, prod, goad, urge,... |
| 3 | Old English | pyngan | to prick |
| 4 | Latin | pungere | second-person singular future passive indicative... |
| 5 | Proto-Italic | pungō | to prick, to sting |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | pewǵ- | to punch, fist-fight; to prick, poke, stab |