Etymology

dwelling

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Today it means: A house or place in which a person lives; a habitation, a home. Full definition →

Middle English dwellynge
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dwelling · noun1

  1. Middle English · inherited fromdwellynge
  2. English todaydwelling

From Middle English dwellynge, dwellyng (“delay, continuance, abode”), equivalent to dwell + -ing. More at dwell.

dwelling · verb2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

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