Where does “tailings” come from?
Tailings comes from English tailing, from Middle English tail, from Old English tæġl, from Proto-Germanic taglą, from Proto-Indo-European roots meaning to construct or build.
tailings (English): plural of tailing; API pl; the waste that remains...
Definitions
- plural of tailing; API pl; the waste that remains...
Ancestry of “tailings”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | tailing | present participle of tail; The act of following... |
| 2 | English | tail | The caudal appendage of an animal that is... |
| 3 | Middle English | tail | Alternative form of tayl |
| 4 | Middle English | tayl | A tail; The back side or reverse of a creature; A... |
| 5 | Old English | tæġl | tail |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | taglą | hair; ponytail; hair of a tail; tail |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | doḱ- | hair of the tail |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | deḱ- | take; perceive |