Where does “tallowing” come from?

tallowing (English) comes from English ing, from Middle English ing, from Old English ing, from Old Norse eng, from Proto-Germanic angijō, from Proto-Indo-European h₂énkos, from Proto-Indo-European -os — Creates action nouns or result nouns from verbs;...

tallowing (English): The act, or art, of causing animals to produce...

Definitions

  1. The act, or art, of causing animals to produce...

Ancestry of “tallowing”, step by step

tallowing traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English ing

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishingA meadow, especially a low meadow near a river;...
2Middle Englishing
3Old Englishingmeadow, water meadow, ing
4Old Norseengmeadow
5Proto-GermanicangijōA low lying meadow in a valley or near a river
6Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂énkoscurve, bend
7Proto-Indo-European-osCreates action nouns or result nouns from verbs;...

via English tallow

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishtallowA hard animal fat obtained from suet, etc.; used...
2Middle Englishtalowsuet the adipose tissues of an animal
3Old Englishtealh
4Proto-Germanictalgaztallow
5Proto-Indo-Europeandel-to aim, calculate, adjust, count; to reckon,...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -osEvery word from Proto-Indo-European h₂énkosEvery word from Proto-Germanic angijō
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