ding

English

/dɪŋ/

noun

Definitions

(informal) Very minor damage, a small dent or chip.
(colloquial) A rejection.

Etymology

Inherited from Middle English dingen inherited from Old English *dingan (ding) inherited from Proto-Germanic *dingwaną (beat) derived from Proto-Indo-European *dʰen- (push, beat, hit, strike, bash in, beat down).

Origin

Proto-Indo-European

*dʰen-

Gloss

push, beat, hit, strike, bash in, beat down

Concept

Semantic Field

Motion

Ontological Category

Action/Process

Emoji

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Timeline

Distribution of cognates by language

Geogrpahic distribution of cognates

Cognates and derived terms

dinger English
dingthrift English
thrift English
*dʰen- Proto-Indo-European
*dangijaną Proto-Germanic
*dingwaną Proto-Germanic
*duntiz Proto-Germanic
*dingan Old English
denġan Old English
dingen Middle English
dengja Old Norse
detta Old Norse
dængia Old Swedish
ding Scots
*denta Proto-Albanian

thrift
dinger
dingthrift