Where does “showing” come from?
Showing derives from the Old English verb scēawian meaning "to look at or display," itself from Proto-Germanic skawwōną and ultimately Proto-Indo-European (s)kewh₁-.
showing (English): present participle of show; An occasion when...
Definitions
- present participle of show; An occasion when...
Ancestry of “showing”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Middle English | schewynge | An appearance; the state of being visible or an instance of it |
| 2 | Old English | sċēawung | inspection, contemplation; a showing, spectacle,... |
| 3 | Old English | -ung | forming nouns from verbs, denoting verbal action... |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | -ungō | -ing, -ion. "Forms gerund nouns from verbs." |