ming

ming · verb, noun¹

1. Proto-Indo-European · derived from*menk-“to rumple, knead”
2. Proto-West Germanic · inherited from*mangijan“to mix, knead”
3. Old English · inherited frommengan“to mix, combine, unite, associate with, consort, cohabit with, disturb, converse”
4. Middle English · inherited frommingen
5. English todayming

From Middle English mingen, mengen, from Old English mengan (“to mix, combine, unite, associate with, consort, cohabit with, disturb, converse”), from Proto-West Germanic *mangijan (“to mix, knead”), from Proto-Indo-European *menk- (“to rumple, knead”). Cognate with Dutch mengen (“to mix, blend, mingle”), German mengen (“to mix”), Danish mænge (“to rub”), Old English ġemang (“mixture, union, troop, crowd, multitude, congregation, assembly, business, cohabitation”). More at among.

ming · verb²

Backformation from minging.

ming · verb³

1. Proto-Indo-European · derived from*men-“to think”
2. Proto-Germanic · derived from*munaną“to think”
3. Old English · inherited frommyngian
4. Middle English · inherited frommingen
5. English todayming

From Middle English mingen, mengen, mungen, muneȝen, from Old English myngian, mynegian, ġemynegian (“to bring to mind, have in mind”), from myne (“mind”), from ġemunan (“to remember”), from Proto-Germanic *munaną (“to think”), from Proto-Indo-European *men- (“to think”). Merged in Middle English with Old English ġemyndgian (“to remember, be mindful, remind, intend, commemorate, mention, exhort, impel, warn, demand payment”). More at mind.

ming · noun⁴

1. Chinese · borrowed from命“destiny, fate; luck”
2. English todayming

From Chinese 命 (mìng, “destiny, fate; luck”).

Ming · proper noun, noun⁵

1. Mandarin · derived from明
2. English todayMing

From Mandarin 明 (Míng).

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