English

making

/ˈmeɪkɪŋ/
The act of forming, causing, or constituting; workmanship; construction.

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    Origin

    From Middle English making, from Old English macung (“making”), equivalent to make + -ing. Cognate with dated Dutch making (“making”), Old High German machunga.

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    • inheritedMiddle Englishmaking
      • inheritedOld Englishmacung “making”

    Related: Dutch making, Old High German machunga

    Words built on it: game-making

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