Etymology

putting

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Today it means: Instigation or incitement; enticement. Full definition →

English put ← Middle English putten ← Old English putian
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putting · verb, noun1

  1. Proto-Germanic*putōną
  2. Proto-West Germanic*putōn
  3. Old Englishputian
  4. Middle Englishputten
  5. Englishput
  6. English todayputting

From put + -ing.

putting · verb, noun2

From putt + -ing.

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