eking

English

noun

Definitions

The act or process of adding.
That which is added.
(nautical) A supplementary piece of timber used to lengthen another.

Etymology

Inherited from Middle English *eking, *eching suffix from English eke (also, dialectal addition).

Origin

English

eke

Gloss

also, dialectal addition

Timeline

Distribution of cognates by language

Geogrpahic distribution of cognates

Cognates and derived terms

eke English
ekeing English
*eking, *eching Middle English
eke Middle English

eke
ekeing