English
borrowing
From borrow + -ing.
Formed from borrow + -ing
Proto-Indo-European *bʰergʰ- ‘to take care’
Proto-Germanic *burgōną ‘to pledge, take care of’
Proto-West Germanic *borgōn ‘to borrow, lend’
Old English borgian ‘to borrow, lend, pledge surety for’
Middle English borwen ‘to borrow money while depositing a security’
English borrow
Today it means
verb Shoplifting.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / borrowing