-ung

German (Berlin)

/ʊŋ/

suffix
Definitions
  • ing; forms nouns from verbs, usually describing either an event in which an action is carried out, or the result of that action.

Etymology

Inherited from Middle High German -ung inherited from Old High German -unga inherited from Proto-Germanic *-ungō.

Origin

Proto-Germanic

*-ungō

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