Where does “ding” come from?

ding (Scots) comes from Old Norse dengja, from Proto-Germanic dangijaną, from Proto-Germanic -janą, from Proto-Indo-European -yéti, from Proto-Indo-European yé-, from Chichewa iye — he, she.

ding (Scots): to beat, hit, strike; to beat, excel, defeat

Definitions

  1. to beat, hit, strike; to beat, excel, defeat

Ancestry of “ding”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norsedengjato beat, to hammer; to sharpen by hammering
2Proto-Germanicdangijanąto beat, hit
3Proto-Germanic-janąDerives denominatives from nouns and factitives...
4Proto-Indo-European-yétiCreates intransitive, often deponent,...
5Proto-Indo-Europeanyé-—
6Chichewaiyehe, she
Every word from Chichewa iye →Every word from Proto-Germanic -janą →Every word from Proto-Indo-European -yéti →