Etymology

barking

bark·ing
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Today it means: The action of the verb to bark. Full definition →

Middle English berkyng
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barking · verb, adjective1

  1. Middle English · inherited fromberkyng
  2. English todaybarking

From Middle English berkyng, berkande, equivalent to bark + -ing.

barking · noun2

  1. Middle English · inherited fromberkyng
  2. English todaybarking

From Middle English berkyng, berking, berkynge, equivalent to bark + -ing.

Barking · proper noun3

Compare older names such as Medieval Latin Berchingae (from the Domesday Book) and Latin Berecingum.

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