Where does “shewing” come from?
shewing (Middle English) comes from Old English sċēawung, from Old English -ung, from Proto-Germanic -ungō — -ing, -ion. "Forms gerund nouns from verbs.".
shewing (Middle English): present participle of shew
Definitions
- present participle of shew
Ancestry of “shewing”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Old English | sċēawung | inspection, contemplation; a showing, spectacle,... |
| 2 | Old English | -ung | forming nouns from verbs, denoting verbal action... |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | -ungō | -ing, -ion. "Forms gerund nouns from verbs." |
Words derived from “shewing”