ING

Etymology 1

Noun

ing (plural ings)

(now, only in dialects) A meadow, especially a low meadow near a river; water meadow.

Etymology 2

From Pitman em and en, which it is related to phonetically and graphically, and the sound it represents. The change in vowel probably reflects the familiar suffix -ing.

Noun

ing (plural ings)

The letter for the ng sound /ŋ/ in Pitman shorthand.

Anagrams

• GNI, IGN, NGI, gin, nig

Source: Wiktionary

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-ing.

1. Etym: [For OE. -and, -end, -ind, AS. -ende; akin to Goth. -and-, L. -ant-, -ent-, Gr.

Definition: A suffix used to from present participles; as, singing, playing.

2. Etym: [OE. -ing, AS. -ing, -ung.]

Definition: A suffix used to form nouns from verbs, and signifying the act of; the result of the act; as, riding, dying, feeling. It has also a secondary collective force; as, shipping, clothing.

Note: The Old English ending of the present participle and verbal noun became confused, both becoming -ing.

3. Etym: [AS. -ing.]

Definition: A suffix formerly used to form diminutives; as, lording, farthing.

Ing, n. Etym: [AS. ing.]

Definition: A pasture or meadow; generally one lying low, near a river. [Obs. or Prov. Eng.]

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition

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