Where does “ming” come from?
ming (Scots) comes from Middle English mengen, from Old English menġan, from Proto-West Germanic *mangijan, from Proto-Germanic mangijaną, from Proto-Indo-European menk- — maimed, mutilation, torment; to knead, to crush;...
ming (Scots): smell
Ancestry of “ming”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Middle English | mengen | — |
| 2 | Old English | menġan | to mix |
| 3 | Proto-West Germanic | *mangijan | — |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | mangijaną | to knead, mix |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | menk- | maimed, mutilation, torment; to knead, to crush;... |
Words derived from “ming”