Where does “summering” come from?
summering (English) comes from Swedish -ing, from Old Swedish -ing, from Old Norse -ing, from Proto-Germanic -ingō — -ing.
summering (English): present participle of summer; An instance of...
Definitions
- present participle of summer; An instance of...
Ancestry of “summering”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Swedish | -ing | Used to form verbal nouns from verbs; -ing. See... |
| 2 | Old Swedish | -ing | — |
| 3 | Old Norse | -ing | Forms gerund nouns from verbs |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | -ingō | -ing |