Etymograph

English

thingo

From thing + -o.

A compound of thing + -o

Proto-Indo-European *tenkóm

Proto-Germanic *þingą ‘appointed time’

Proto-West Germanic *þing ‘court session’

Old English þing

Middle English thing

English thing

Today it means

noun A thingamajig; something the name of which is unknown or cannot be recalled.

Sources

Sources: Wiktionary, “thingo”. 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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