Where does “thingification” come from?
thingification (English) comes from English thing, from Middle English thing, from Old English þing, from Proto-West Germanic þing, from Proto-Germanic þingą, from Proto-Indo-European tenkó-, from Proto-Indo-European tenk- — to be solid, firm; to be suitable; to succeed,...
thingification (English): The fact or process of turning something into a...
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- The fact or process of turning something into a...
Ancestry of “thingification”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | thing | That which is considered to exist as a separate... |
| 2 | Middle English | thing | thing |
| 3 | Old English | þing | event, meeting, court; matter, concern; thing,... |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | þing | court session, lawsuit; affair, matter; thing,... |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | þingą | appointed time; date; appointment; meeting;... |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | tenkó- | — |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | tenk- | to be solid, firm; to be suitable; to succeed,... |