Etymology

bearing

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Today it means: That bears (some specified thing). Full definition →

Middle English beringe ← Old English berende ← Proto-Germanic *berandz
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bearing · verb, adjective1

  1. Proto-Germanic · derived from*beraną“to bear; carry”
  2. Proto-Germanic · inherited from*berandz
  3. Old English · inherited fromberende“bearing; fruitful”
  4. Middle English · inherited fromberinge
  5. English todaybearing

From Middle English beringe, berynge, berende, berande, berand, from Old English berende (“bearing; fruitful”) (also as synonym Old English bǣrende), from Proto-Germanic *berandz, present participle of Proto-Germanic *beraną (“to bear; carry”), equivalent to bear + -ing.

bearing · noun2

  1. Middle English · inherited frombering
  2. English todaybearing

From Middle English bering, beringe, berynge, equivalent to bear + -ing.

Words from the same roots

Proto-Germanic*beraną all →

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