Etymology

eking

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Today it means: The act or process of adding. Full definition →

Middle English *eking, *eching
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eking · noun1

  1. Middle English · inherited from*eking, *eching
  2. English todayeking

From Middle English *eking, *eching, deverbal of eken (“to increase, add”), equivalent to eke + -ing. More at eke.

eking · verb2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

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