Where does “ding” come from?
ding (Middle English) comes from Middle English dingen, from Old English dingan, from Proto-West Germanic *dingwan, from Proto-Germanic dingwaną, from Proto-Indo-European dʰén- — surface.
ding (Middle English): Alternative form of dingen
Definitions
- Alternative form of dingen
Ancestry of “ding”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Middle English | dingen | To violently hit, strike or attack someone; To... |
| 2 | Old English | dingan | to ding |
| 3 | Proto-West Germanic | *dingwan | — |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | dingwaną | to beat |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | dʰén- | surface |