-yng

Middle English

Etymology 1

  • From Old English -ing, from Proto-West Germanic *-ing, from Proto-Germanic *-ingaz.

    Pronunciation

    • IPA(key): /-inɡ/

    Suffix

    -yng

    2. Forms diminutives; these can be either affective or insulting.
    3. (marginally productive) Forms nouns meaning "son of".
    Descendants
    • English: -ing, -in'
    • Scots: -in, -in', -ing

    References

    Etymology 2

    Suffix

    -yng

    1. alternative form of -ynge (gerund)

    Etymology 3

    Suffix

    -yng

    1. alternative form of -ynge (present participle)
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