Morpheme
-ing
Type
suffix
Denotation
(1) noun suffix denoting “belong to, of” and forming placenames, patronymics, diminutives; (2) noun suffix denoting “of the kind of”
Etymology
Middle English -ing, -ynge; Old English -ing
Evidence
Birmingham, Bloomington, Browning, bunting, gelding, Nottingham, sweeting, whiting
