The story
- Middle English · inherited fromrotynge“rooting”
- English todayrooting
From Middle English rotynge (“rooting”); equivalent to root + -ing.
Words from the same roots
Middle Englishrotynge all →
rotting
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
rooting
Today it means: A system of roots; a secure attachment (in something); a firm grounding. Full definition →
Middle English rotynge