inkling
English
/ˈɪŋklɪŋ/
noun
Definitions
- Usually preceded by forms of to give: a slight hint, implication, or suggestion given.
- Often preceded by forms of to get or to have: an imprecise idea or slight knowledge of something; a suspicion.
- (Britain) A desire, an inclination.
Etymology
Inherited from Middle English ningkiling inherited from Old English inca (suspicion, doubt, fear, occasion, grievance, offence, opportunity, quarrel, cause for complaint, grudge, ill-will, uncertainty, illness) inherited from Proto-Germanic *inkô (regret, ache, grief) derived from Proto-Indo-European *h₁eng- suffix from English inkle derived from French enclin (inclined, prone) root from Proto-Indo-European *h₁eng-.
Origin
Proto-Indo-European
*h₁eng-