Where does “kyllyng” come from?

kyllyng (Middle English) comes from Middle English -ynge, from Old English -ung, from Proto-Germanic -ungō — -ing, -ion. "Forms gerund nouns from verbs.".

kyllyng (Middle English): The action of killing somebody, slaying

Definitions

  1. The action of killing somebody, slaying

Ancestry of “kyllyng”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle English-yngeAlternative form of -ing
2Old English-ungforming nouns from verbs, denoting verbal action...
3Proto-Germanic-ungō-ing, -ion. "Forms gerund nouns from verbs."

Words derived from “kyllyng”

Every word from Proto-Germanic -ungō →Every word from Old English -ung →Every word from Middle English -ynge →