Where does “wasting” come from?
Wasting comes from Middle English wasten, Old English wǣst, Proto-Germanic wahstuz, and Proto-Indo-European h₂weg-, meaning to grow or increase.
wasting (English): present participle of waste; Causing a waste, or...
Definitions
- present participle of waste; Causing a waste, or...
Ancestry of “wasting”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | English | waste | Excess of material, useless by-products or... |
| 2 | Middle English | wasten | to waste, lay waste |
| 3 | Old Northern French | waster | to waste, devastate |
Words derived from “wasting”