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Etymology of the English word petting

the English word petting

using the English suffix -ing

derived from the English word pet

derived from the Scottish Gaelic word peata

Derivations in other languages

Italian petting

Cognates

Dutch petting, German Petting, Norwegian petting, Swedish petting

Usage

Word found in Modern English

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