Where does “헌팅” come from?

헌팅 (Korean) comes from English hunting, from Middle English hunting, from Old English huntung, from Old English -ung, from Proto-Germanic -ungō — -ing, -ion. "Forms gerund nouns from verbs.".

헌팅 (Korean): pickup, flirting with a stranger

Definitions

  1. pickup, flirting with a stranger

Ancestry of “헌팅”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishhuntingThe act of finding and killing a wild animal,...
2Middle Englishhunting
3Old Englishhuntunghunting
4Old English-ungforming nouns from verbs, denoting verbal action...
5Proto-Germanic-ungō-ing, -ion. "Forms gerund nouns from verbs."
Every word from Proto-Germanic -ungōEvery word from Old English -ungEvery word from Old English huntung
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