Etymograph

English

docking

Docking comes from Middle English dockyng.

  1. Middle Englishc. 1150–1500dockyng1
  2. Englishearliest quotation 1986docking1

attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed deepest recorded ancestor

  1. 1 Wiktionary, English docking
  2. Earliest quotation in Wiktionary’s entry: 1986, E. G. Martin, Hot & Healthy: A Second Coming Out: “From their discussions, the participants mentioned informational and stimulating…”.

Lineage

  1. Middle Englishc. 1150–1500dockyngWiktionary, English docking
  2. Englishearliest quotation 1986dockingWiktionary, English docking. Earliest quotation in Wiktionary’s entry: 1986, E. G. Martin, Hot & Healthy: A Second Coming Out: “From their discussions, the participants mentioned informational and stimulating…”

Every English word from Middle English dockyng

Today it means

noun The process of cutting off or trimming the tail or ears of an animal.

Sources

Sources: Wiktionary, “docking”. 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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