English

standing

/ˈstændɪŋ/
Erect, not cut down.

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    Origin

    Etymology 1

    From Middle English standynge, stondynge, standende, stondinde, standande, stondande, from Old English standende, stondende, from Proto-Germanic *standandz (“standing”), present participle of Proto-Germanic *standaną (“to stand”), equivalent to stand + -ing.

    Etymology 2

    From Middle English standyng, stonding, stondung, from Old English *standung, equivalent to stand + -ing.

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    • rootProto-Indo-European*steh₂- “to stand, stay”
    • inheritedMiddle Englishstandynge
      • inheritedOld Englishstandende
        • inheritedProto-Germanic*standandz “standing”
          • derivedProto-Germanic*standaną “to stand”
    • surface analysisEnglishstand “To support oneself on the feet in an erect position.”
    • suffixEnglish-ing “As true nouns.”
      • inheritedMiddle English-ynge
        • inheritedOld English-ung
        • inheritedOld English-ende
      • inheritedMiddle English-yng
        • inheritedOld English-ing “belonging to”
    • inheritedMiddle Englishstandyng
      • inheritedOld English*standung

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