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

  1. present participle of shew

Ancestry of “shewing”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishsċēawunginspection, contemplation; a showing, spectacle,...
2Old English-ungforming nouns from verbs, denoting verbal action...
3Proto-Germanic-ungō-ing, -ion. "Forms gerund nouns from verbs."

Words derived from “shewing”

Every word from Proto-Germanic -ungō →Every word from Old English -ung →Every word from Old English sċēawung →