Where does “turning” come from?
Turning derives from Middle English -ing and Old English -ing, which form the gerund from Latin tornare, meaning to turn or rotate, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European terh₁- meaning to turn or twist.
turning (English): A turn or deviation from a straight course; At...
Definitions
- A turn or deviation from a straight course; At...
Ancestry of “turning”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | -ing | Used to form gerunds, a type of verbal nouns,... |
| 2 | Old English | -ing | Forming nouns from verbs, indicating action,... |
| 3 | Old English | -tūn | homestead, village, town |
| 4 | Old English | tūn | enclosure, yard; place; dwelling |
| 5 | Proto-West Germanic | tūn | fence |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | tūną | fence; enclosure |
| 7 | Gaulish | dunum | fort; hill, hillfort |
| 8 | Proto-Celtic | dūnom | stronghold, rampart |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | dʰewh₂- | smoke; mist, haze |