-ynge
Middle English
Etymology 1
Inherited from Old English -ing, -ung, from Proto-West Germanic *-ungu, from Proto-Germanic *-ingō, *-ungō.
Alternative forms
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /-inɡ(ə)/
- IPA(key): /-unɡ(ə)/ (Early Middle English)
Suffix
-ynge
- Forms gerunds from verbs, typically referring to the process of performing the verb, but also referring to the effect of the verb, what the verb affects, the capability or permission of performing the verb, or that which performs the verb.
- Forms collective nouns from verbs meaning "to utilise (a given thing)".
Derived terms
Middle English terms suffixed with -ynge
Descendants
References
- “-ing(e, suf.(1).”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 27 June 2018.
Etymology 2
Suffix
-ynge
- alternative form of -yng