English

asking

/ˈæskɪŋ/
That asks; that expresses a question or request.

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    Origin

    Etymology 1

    From Middle English askinge, askande, from Old English āsciende, from Proto-West Germanic *aiskōndī, present participle of Proto-West Germanic *aiskōn (“to ask”), equivalent to ask + -ing.

    Etymology 2

    From Middle English asking, askyng, askynge, from Old English āscung (“asking; question; inquiry”), from Proto-West Germanic *aiskungu, equivalent to ask + -ing.

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    • inheritedMiddle Englishaskinge
      • inheritedOld Englishāsciende
        • inheritedProto-West Germanic*aiskōndī
          • derivedProto-West Germanic*aiskōn “to ask”
            • partProto-West Germanic*aisk
            • partProto-West Germanic*-ōn
              • inheritedProto-Germanic*-ōną
    • surface analysisEnglishask “To request (information, or an answer to a question).”
    • suffixEnglish-ing “As true nouns.”
      • inheritedMiddle English-ynge
        • inheritedOld English-ung
        • inheritedOld English-ende
      • inheritedMiddle English-yng
        • inheritedOld English-ing “belonging to”
    • inheritedMiddle Englishasking
      • inheritedOld Englishāscung “asking; question; inquiry”
        • inheritedProto-West Germanic*aiskungu

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