1. Etymology of the English word thing
the English word
thingderived from the Proto-Germanic root
*thenganDerivations in English
wickthing,
thingumabob,
plaything,
thingness,
everything,
anything,
nothing,
somethingCognates
Dutch
ding, German
Ding, Icelandic
Ting, Swedish
tingUsage
Word found in Old English, Modern English
2. Etymology of the English word thing
derived from the English word
thingderived from the Old Norse word
thingDerivations in English
thingsteadUsage
Word found in Array English
