Where does “-ung” come from?
-ung (Old High German) comes from Proto-Germanic -ungō — -ing, -ion. "Forms gerund nouns from verbs.".
Ancestry of “-ung”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Proto-Germanic | -ungō | -ing, -ion. "Forms gerund nouns from verbs." |