English

building

/ˈbɪl.dɪŋ/
The act or process by which something is built; construction.

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    Origin

    From Middle English byldynge, buyldyng, byldyng, buldynge, buldyng, boldyng, equivalent to build + -ing. Compare also related Middle English bold (“edifice, castle, mansion”), from Old English bold (“building, dwelling, house”).

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    • inheritedMiddle Englishbyldynge
    • surface analysisEnglishbuild “To form (something) by combining materials or parts.”
    • suffixEnglish-ing “As true nouns.”
      • inheritedMiddle English-ynge
        • inheritedOld English-ung
        • inheritedOld English-ende
      • inheritedMiddle English-yng
        • inheritedOld English-ing “belonging to”

    Related: Old English bold

    Words built on it: a-building

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