Etymology

liking

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Today it means: A like; a predilection. Full definition →

Middle English likinge ← Old English līciende ← Proto-Germanic *līkāndz
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liking · verb1

  1. Proto-Germanic · derived from*līkāną
  2. Proto-Germanic · inherited from*līkāndz
  3. Old English · inherited fromlīciende
  4. Middle English · inherited fromlikinge
  5. English todayliking

From Middle English likinge, likinde, likende, likande, licande, from Old English līciende, līciġende, from Proto-Germanic *līkāndz, present participle of Proto-Germanic *līkāną, equivalent to like + -ing.

liking · noun2

  1. Old English · inherited fromlīcung“pleasing; pleasure; gratification; liking”
  2. Middle English · inherited fromlikinge
  3. English todayliking

From Middle English likinge, from Old English līcung (“pleasing; pleasure; gratification; liking”), equivalent to like + -ing.

Words from the same roots

Proto-Germanic*līkāną all →

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