Etymology

layering

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Today it means: A structure made up of layers. Full definition →

English layer ← Middle English leyen ← Old English leċġan
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The story

  1. Proto-Indo-European*legʰ-
  2. Proto-Indo-European*logʰéyeti
  3. Proto-Germanic*lagjaną
  4. Proto-West Germanic*laggjan
  5. Old Englishleċġan
  6. Middle Englishleyen
  7. Englishlay
  8. Englishlayer
  9. English todaylayering

From layer + -ing.

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