English

-and

Used to form the present participle of verbs, equivalent to -ing.

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    Etymology 1

    From Middle English -and, -end, -ant, -nd, from Old English -ende, -ande, present participle ending of verbs, and -end, -nd, agent ending, both from Proto-West Germanic *-andī, from Proto-Germanic *-andz (present participle suffix), from Proto-Indo-European *-onts. More at -ing.

    Etymology 2

    From Latin gerundive termination -andus, -endus. More at -end.

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    • inheritedMiddle English-and
      • inheritedOld English-ende
        • inheritedProto-West Germanic*-andī
          • inheritedProto-Germanic*-andz
            • inheritedProto-Indo-European*-onts
    • derivedLatingerundive

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