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Where does “superclimbing” come from?

superclimbing (English) comes from English climbing, from Middle English clymbyng, from Middle English -ing, from Old English -ing, from Old English -tūn, from Old English tūn, from Proto-West Germanic tūn, from Proto-Germanic tūną — smoke; mist, haze.

superclimbing (English): The movement of an edge dislocation in a...

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  1. The movement of an edge dislocation in a...

Ancestry of “superclimbing”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishclimbingThe sport of climbing, ascending a wall or a rock...
2Middle Englishclymbyngclimbing, ascension; rising in society
3Middle English-ingForms gerunds from verbs, typically referring to...
4Old English-ingForming nouns from verbs, indicating action,...
5Old English-tūn—
6Old Englishtūnenclosure, yard; place; dwelling
7Proto-West Germanictūnfence
8Proto-Germanictūnąfence; enclosure
9Gaulishdunumfort; hill, hillfort
10Proto-Celticdūnomstronghold, rampart
11Proto-Indo-Europeandʰewh₂-smoke; mist, haze
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