Etymology

tying

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Today it means: Action of the verb to tie; ligature. Full definition →

Middle English tiȝing ← Old English *tīgung ← Proto-Germanic *taugungō
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The story

  1. Old English · inherited fromtīgende
  2. Proto-Indo-European · derived from*dewk-“to tug, draw”
  3. Proto-Germanic · inherited from*taugungō
  4. Old English · inherited from*tīgung
  5. Middle English · inherited fromtiȝing
  6. English todaytying

From Middle English tiȝing, teing, from Old English *tīgung, tīging (“connection”), from Proto-Germanic *taugungō, from *taugijaną from Proto-Indo-European *dewk- (“to tug, draw”). Equivalent to tie + -ing. Present participle from Old English tīgende, from tīgan, tīegan.

Words from the same roots

Proto-Indo-European*dewk- all →

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