Where does “-ing” come from?

-ing (Swedish) comes from Old Swedish -ing, from Old Norse -ing, from Proto-Germanic -ingō — -ing.

-ing (Swedish): Used to form verbal nouns from verbs; -ing. See...

Definitions

  1. Used to form verbal nouns from verbs; -ing. See...

Ancestry of “-ing”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Swedish-ingForms gerund nouns from verbs
2Old Norse-ingForms gerund nouns from verbs
3Proto-Germanic-ingō-ing

Words derived from “-ing

Every word from Proto-Germanic -ingō
-ing — Etymology, Origin & Word History | Etymology Explorer