Etymology

tokening

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Today it means: The act or process of marking or designating. Full definition →

Middle English tokenyng ← Old English tācniende ← Proto-Germanic *taiknōndz
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tokening · verb1

  1. Proto-Germanic · derived from*taiknōną“to mark, denote, indicate”
  2. Proto-Germanic · inherited from*taiknōndz
  3. Old English · inherited fromtācniende
  4. Middle English · inherited fromtokenyng
  5. English todaytokening

From Middle English tokenyng, *taknand, from Old English tācniende, from Proto-Germanic *taiknōndz, present participle of Proto-Germanic *taiknōną (“to mark, denote, indicate”), equivalent to token + -ing.

tokening · noun2

  1. Old English · inherited fromtācnung“signification, indication, sign, characteristic mark, symptom”
  2. Middle English · inherited fromtokning
  3. English todaytokening

From Middle English tokning, takning, from Old English tācnung (“signification, indication, sign, characteristic mark, symptom”), equivalent to token + -ing.

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