-ing

Meaning

1. (morpheme) Used to form nouns or noun-like words (or elements of noun phrases) from verbs, denoting the act of doing something, an action, or the embodiment of an action.
2. (morpheme) Used to form nouns or noun-like words (or elements of noun phrases) from verbs, denoting the act of doing something, an action, or the embodiment of an action.
3. (morpheme) Used to form nouns denoting materials or systems of objects which are used or employed in an action, or considered collectively.

Synonyms

-ly

when

-ed

-ful

-ment

Translations

-ung

-end

-ndo

-nd

-ing

-ma

quando

-si

-ant

-ment

morphème lié

-ndo

ciò che succede

-mento

en train de

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ɪŋ/

Etymology

Inherited from Middle English: -ing

Inherited from Old English: -ing

Cognate with Saterland Frisian: -enge

Cognate with Western Frisian: -ing

Cognate with Dutch: -ing

Cognate with Low German: -ing

Cognate with German: -ung

Cognate with Danish: -ing

Cognate with Swedish: -ing

Cognate with Icelandic: -ing

Inherited from Old English: -ende

Cognate with Western Frisian: -end

Cognate with Dutch: -end

Cognate with German: -end

Cognate with Swedish: -and

Cognate with Icelandic: -andi

Cognate with Gothic: -𐌰𐌽𐌳𐍃

Cognate with Latin: -ans

Cognate with Ancient Greek: -ων

Cognate with Sanskrit: -अन्त्

Cognate with Old Norse: -ingr

In summary

Inherited from Middle English -ynge, -yng, -ing, from Old English -ing, -ung (“-ing”, suffix forming nouns from verbs), from Proto-West Germanic *-ingu, *-ungu, from Proto-Germanic *-ingō, *-ungō. Cognate with Saterland Frisian -enge (“-ing”), West Frisian -ing (“-ing”), Dutch -ing (“-ing”), Low German -ung, -ing, -ink (“-ing”), German -ung (“-ing”), Danish -ing (“-ing”), Swedish -ing (“-ing”), Icelandic -ing (“-ing”).
Unrelated to Brahui -اِنْگ (-iṅg, “-ing”).