-ung
Old English
suffix
Definitions
- forming nouns from verbs, denoting verbal action or an instance of it; or denoting a substance involved in the verbal action
Etymology
Inherited from Proto-Germanic *-ungō.
Origin
Proto-Germanic
*-ungō
Gloss
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- a- -ing English
- -ung German
- Ausstrahlung German
- Befriedung German
- Bestrahlung German
- Stimmfühlung German
- Tuchfühlung German
- Verherrlichung German
- Wertung German
- -ing Dutch, Flemish
- inwerkingtreding Dutch, Flemish
- onderneming Dutch, Flemish
- rechtvaardiging Dutch, Flemish
- woordspeling Dutch, Flemish
- *-andz Proto-Germanic
- *-ingō Proto-Germanic
- *-ungō Proto-Germanic
- *-ungō- Proto-Germanic
- -ing Swedish
- utlänning Swedish
- -ende Old English
- an Old English
- widmærsung Old English
- wīdmǣrsian Old English
- -and Middle English
- -ant Middle English
- ingr Old Norse
- -inge Middle Dutch
- -unga Old High German
- -ung Middle High German
- -ung Luxembourgish, Letzeburgesch
- ־ונג Yiddish
- *ain gmw-pro
- -unga Old Dutch
- -inge Middle Low German
- -unga Old Saxon