Where does “answering” come from?
answering (Middle English) comes from Middle English answeryng, from Middle English -ing, from Old English -ing, from Old English -tūn, from Old English tūn, from Proto-West Germanic tūn, from Proto-Germanic tūną, from Gaulish dunum — smoke; mist, haze.
answering (Middle English): Alternative form of answeryng
Definitions
- Alternative form of answeryng
Ancestry of “answering”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Middle English | answeryng | An answer; the act of answering or explaining;... |
| 2 | Middle English | -ing | Forms gerunds from verbs, typically referring to... |
| 3 | Old English | -ing | Forming nouns from verbs, indicating action,... |
| 4 | Old English | -tūn | homestead, village, town |
| 5 | Old English | tūn | enclosure, yard; place; dwelling |
| 6 | Proto-West Germanic | tūn | fence |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | tūną | fence; enclosure |
| 8 | Gaulish | dunum | fort; hill, hillfort |
| 9 | Proto-Celtic | dūnom | stronghold, rampart |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | dʰewh₂- | smoke; mist, haze |