Etymology

asking

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Today it means: That asks; that expresses a question or request. Full definition →

Middle English askinge ← Old English āsciende ← Proto-West Germanic *aiskōndī
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asking · verb, adjective1

  1. Proto-West Germanic · derived from*aiskōn“to ask”
  2. Proto-West Germanic · inherited from*aiskōndī
  3. Old English · inherited fromāsciende
  4. Middle English · inherited fromaskinge
  5. English todayasking

From Middle English askinge, askande, from Old English āsciende, from Proto-West Germanic *aiskōndī, present participle of Proto-West Germanic *aiskōn (“to ask”), equivalent to ask + -ing.

asking · noun2

  1. Proto-West Germanic · inherited from*aiskungu
  2. Old English · inherited fromāscung“asking; question; inquiry”
  3. Middle English · inherited fromasking
  4. English todayasking

From Middle English asking, askyng, askynge, from Old English āscung (“asking; question; inquiry”), from Proto-West Germanic *aiskungu, equivalent to ask + -ing.

Words from the same roots

Proto-West Germanic*aiskōn all →

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