Etymograph

English

covering

Covering comes from Middle English coverynge.

  1. Middle Englishc. 1150–1500coverynge1
  2. Englishearliest quotation 2020covering1

attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed deepest recorded ancestor

  1. 1 Wiktionary, English covering
  2. Earliest quotation in Wiktionary’s entry: 2020, Richard Clinnick, Network News: More trains... but advice is not to use public: “Face covering is also mentioned: "There are some circumstances…”.

Lineage

  1. Middle Englishc. 1150–1500coveryngeWiktionary, English covering
  2. Englishearliest quotation 2020coveringWiktionary, English covering. Earliest quotation in Wiktionary’s entry: 2020, Richard Clinnick, Network News: More trains... but advice is not to use public: “Face covering is also mentioned: "There are some circumstances…”

Every English word from Middle English coverynge

Today it means

noun That which covers or conceals; a cover; something spread or laid over or wrapped about another.

Sources

Sources: Wiktionary, “covering”. By Wiktionary contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0, via kaikki.org (dump of Oct 3 2026); text adapted and restructured. Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word. License.

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