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Where does “-ing” come from?

-ing (Icelandic) comes from Old Norse -ing, from Proto-Germanic -ingō — -ing.

Definitions

Ancestry of “-ing”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norse-ingForms gerund nouns from verbs
2Proto-Germanic-ingō-ing

Words derived from “-ing”

  • minningargripur
  • fallbeyging
  • beyging
  • krýning
  • leiðrétting
  • eyðilegging
  • áminning
  • orðsending
  • krossfesting
  • gelding
  • beygingarlýsing
  • ærumeiðing
  • bygging
  • sagnfylling
  • fylling
  • kynning
  • giftingarhringur
  • lýsingarháttur
  • deiling
  • ending
  • útskýring
  • stoðsending
  • dauðarefsing
  • refsing
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