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