Etymograph

English

making

Making comes from Middle English making, and goes back to Old English macung.

  1. Old Englishc. 450–1150macung1
  2. Middle Englishc. 1150–1500making1
  3. Englishtodaymaking1

attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed deepest recorded ancestor

  1. 1 Wiktionary, English making

Lineage

  1. Old Englishc. 450–1150macungWiktionary, English making
  2. Middle Englishc. 1150–1500makingWiktionary, English making
  3. EnglishtodaymakingWiktionary, English making

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Today it means

noun The act of forming, causing, or constituting; workmanship; construction.

Sources

Sources: Wiktionary, “making”. 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.

Etymograph / Old English macung / making