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