Etymology

leaning

lean·ing
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Today it means: A tendency or propensity. Full definition →

Middle English lening ← Old English hlinung
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leaning · noun1

  1. Old English · inherited fromhlinung“leaning; resting; place of rest”
  2. Middle English · inherited fromlening
  3. English todayleaning

From Middle English lening, leninge, from Old English hlinung (“leaning; resting; place of rest”), equivalent to lean + -ing.

leaning · verb2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

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