Where does “ing-” come from?

ing- (Proto-Balto-Slavic) comes from Proto-Indo-European h₂n̥gʰ-, from Proto-Indo-European h₂enǵʰ- — to constrict, tighten, compress; narrow, tight;...

Ancestry of “ing-”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂n̥gʰ-—
2Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂enǵʰ-to constrict, tighten, compress; narrow, tight;...

Words derived from “ing-”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂enǵʰ- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂n̥gʰ- →