Where does “rearing” come from?
Rearing derives from Middle English -ing and Old English -ing, ultimately from Latin radere meaning "to scrape," combined with the Latin prefix re-, tracing back through Proto-Indo-European rei-, wert-, and wer-.
rearing (English): present participle of rear; Act of raising young
Definitions
- present participle of rear; Act of raising young
Ancestry of “rearing”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Middle English | rerynge | The creation of a building or edifice;... |
| 2 | Middle English | reren | To raise; to hold or pull up or suspend upwards;... |
| 3 | Old English | rǣran | to cause to rise, raise, rear, build, create; to... |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | raizijaną | to cause to rise; raise |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | rīsaną | to scale; move vertically; to rise |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | h₁rey- | to arise, arise; to rise, arise; to rise; arise |
Words derived from “rearing”