Where does “jogging” come from?
jogging (French) comes from English jogging, from English -ing, from Middle English -ynge, from Old English -ung, from Proto-Germanic -ungō — -ing, -ion. "Forms gerund nouns from verbs.".
jogging (French): jogging; jog; jogging pants; jogging bottoms
Definitions
- jogging; jog; jogging pants; jogging bottoms
Ancestry of “jogging”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | English | jogging | The action of the verb to jog; The practice of... |
| 2 | English | -ing | Used to form gerunds, a type of verbal nouns,... |
| 3 | Middle English | -ynge | Alternative form of -ing |
| 4 | Old English | -ung | forming nouns from verbs, denoting verbal action... |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | -ungō | -ing, -ion. "Forms gerund nouns from verbs." |