Where does “unclinging” come from?
unclinging (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;...
unclinging (English): Not clinging; present participle of uncling
Definitions
- Not clinging; present participle of uncling
Ancestry of “unclinging”, step by step
unclinging traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.
via English ing
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | ing | A meadow, especially a low meadow near a river;... |
| 2 | Middle English | ing | — |
| 3 | Old English | ing | meadow, water meadow, ing |
| 4 | Old Norse | eng | meadow |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | angijō | A low lying meadow in a valley or near a river |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂énkos | curve, bend |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | -os | Creates action nouns or result nouns from verbs;... |
via English uncling
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | uncling | present participle of uncle; To cease from... |
| 2 | English | cling | Fruit whose flesh adheres strongly to the pit;... |
| 3 | Middle English | clingen | To solidify; to adhere as to form a mass; To... |
| 4 | Old English | clingan | to whither, pine, shrink up, shrink together from... |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | klinganą | to sound; to adhere to, cling to |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | glengʰ- | sound |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | gal- | to call, cry; to sound; to roop, scream, shout |
via English clinging
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | clinging | Present participle and gerund of cling; The act... |