woning

See also: wöning

English

Etymology 1

From Middle English woning, wuning, wunnunge, from Old English wunung (“act of dwelling, living, dwelling, habitation, inner room of a dwelling”), from Proto-West Germanic *wunungu, equivalent to wone +‎ -ing. Cognate with Scots wonnyng, wonyng, wonyn (“habitation, dwelling, shelter”), Dutch woning (“dwelling, house”), German Wohnung (“dwelling, apartment”), Swedish våning (“floor, apartment, flat”).

Noun

woning (plural wonings)

(archaic) A place to live; a dwelling; a dwelling-place; an abode.
- 1852, James A. Sharp, A new gazetteer:
  Near it is a timbered house; an old inn close to the bridge is thought to be the "woning" of "Elynor Humming," the famous ale wife, whose "tunning" is celebrated by Hen. VII.'s poet laureate, Skelton.
- 1995, Walter Hilton, The Goad of Love:
  […] ordained as a place and a woning for the Holy Ghost, and as of Christ able and possible for to come to endless bliss.

Alternative forms

wonning

Derived terms

Etymology 2

From wone (“to dwell”).

Verb

woning

present participle and gerund of wone

Anagrams

onwing, owning

Dutch

Etymology

From Middle Dutch woninge. Equivalent to wonen (“to live, reside”) +‎ -ing.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈʋoː.nɪŋ/
Audio: (file)
Hyphenation: wo‧ning
Rhymes: -oːnɪŋ

Noun

woning f (plural woningen, diminutive woninkje n)

house, abode, residence, dwelling

Derived terms

Related terms

wonen
woonst

Descendants

Afrikaans: woning
Negerhollands: wooning

Further reading

“woning” in Woordenlijst Nederlandse Taal – Officiële Spelling, Nederlandse Taalunie. [the official spelling word list for the Dutch language]

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