Etymology

deeming

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Today it means: The act or process of judging or of forming an opinion; judgment, estimation. Full definition →

Middle English demynge ← Old English dēmende
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deeming · verb1

  1. Old English · inherited fromdēmende“judging”
  2. Middle English · inherited fromdemynge
  3. English todaydeeming

From Middle English demynge, deminde, demand, from Old English dēmende (“judging”), equivalent to deem + -ing.

deeming · noun2

  1. Old English · inherited from*dēming
  2. Middle English · inherited fromdeming
  3. English todaydeeming

From Middle English deming, demyng, from Old English *dēming (attested in Old English fordēming (“confiscation”)), equivalent to deem + -ing.

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