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Where does “misfarging” come from?

misfarging (Norwegian Nynorsk) comes from Norwegian Nynorsk -ing, from Old Norse -ing, from Proto-Germanic -ingō — -ing.

misfarging (Norwegian Nynorsk): discoloration, or discolouration

Definitions

  1. discoloration, or discolouration

Ancestry of “misfarging”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Nynorsk-ingUsed to form verbal nouns from verbs; -ing; Used...
2Old Norse-ingForms gerund nouns from verbs
3Proto-Germanic-ingō-ing
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