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Where does “mingin” come from?

mingin (Scots) comes from Scots -in, from Middle English -ing, from Old English -ing, from Old English -tūn, from Old English tūn, from Proto-West Germanic tūn, from Proto-Germanic tūną, from Gaulish dunum — smoke; mist, haze.

mingin (Scots): disgusting, repulsive, stinking; ugly or...

Definitions

  1. disgusting, repulsive, stinking; ugly or...

Ancestry of “mingin”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Scots-in—
2Middle English-ingForms gerunds from verbs, typically referring to...
3Old English-ingForming nouns from verbs, indicating action,...
4Old English-tūn—
5Old Englishtūnenclosure, yard; place; dwelling
6Proto-West Germanictūnfence
7Proto-Germanictūnąfence; enclosure
8Gaulishdunumfort; hill, hillfort
9Proto-Celticdūnomstronghold, rampart
10Proto-Indo-Europeandʰewh₂-smoke; mist, haze

Words derived from “mingin”

  • minging
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