English
erting
From ert + -ing.
Formed from ert + -ing
Proto-Indo-European *h₂erd- ‘sharp point, stinger’
Proto-Germanic *artijaną ‘to excite, tease’
Old Norse erta ‘to provoke, incite, tease’
Middle English erten
English ert
Today it means
noun An incitement, an encouragement.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / erting