Where does “toiling” come from?

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

toiling (Middle English): A fight; strife; The manufacture of leather using...

Definitions

  1. A fight; strife; The manufacture of leather using...

Ancestry of “toiling”, 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."
Every word from Proto-Germanic -ungō →Every word from Old English -ung →Every word from Middle English -ynge →