Where does “-ing” come from?
-ing (Old Dutch) comes from Proto-West Germanic *-ing, from Proto-Germanic -ingaz — Forms derivatives of nouns with sense of...
-ing (Old Dutch): belonging to, descending from
Definitions
- belonging to, descending from
Ancestry of “-ing”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Proto-West Germanic | *-ing | — |
| 2 | Proto-Germanic | -ingaz | Forms derivatives of nouns with sense of... |
Words derived from “-ing”