Etymograph

English

ding

Ding comes from Middle English dingen ‘to ding’, from Proto-Germanic *dingwaną ‘to beat’, and ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *dʰen-.

  1. Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*dʰen-‘to beat, push’reconstructed
  2. Proto-Germanicc. 500 BCE–200 CE*dingwaną‘to beat’reconstructed
  3. Proto-West Germanicc. 200–500 CE*dingwanreconstructed
  4. Old Englishc. 450–1150*dingan‘to ding’reconstructed
  5. Middle Englishc. 1150–1500dingen‘to ding’
  6. Englishearliest quotation 1630ding

attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed

Lineage

  1. Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*dʰen-‘to beat, push’reconstructed
  2. Proto-Germanicc. 500 BCE–200 CE*dingwaną‘to beat’reconstructed
  3. Proto-West Germanicc. 200–500 CE*dingwanreconstructed
  4. Old Englishc. 450–1150*dingan‘to ding’reconstructed
  5. Middle Englishc. 1150–1500dingen‘to ding’
  6. Englishearliest quotation 1630ding

Earliest quotation: 1630, Taylor's Works:: “The butcher's axe (like great Alcides' bat) / Dings…”

Linked words

through Proto-Indo-European *dʰen- ‘to beat, push’

dent, dint, 3 more

Another origin of ding

  1. Cantonesemodern丁ding¹
  2. Englishtodayding

Today it means

noun Very minor damage caused by being struck; a small dent or chip.

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

Etymograph / Proto-Indo-European *dʰen- / ding

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