Etymograph

English

aborning

From a- (“in the act of”) + born + -ing.

Formed from a- ‘in the act of’ + born

Proto-Indo-European *uds- ‘up, out’

Proto-Germanic *uz- ‘out-’

Proto-West Germanic *uʀ- ‘up, out, over’

English a-

Today it means

adv That is in the process of being born; coming into existence; before coming to completion.

Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.

Etymograph / aborning