woning
See also: wöning
English edit
Etymology 1 edit
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 edit
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 edit
Derived terms edit
Etymology 2 edit
From wone (“to dwell”).
Verb edit
woning
- present participle and gerund of wone
Anagrams edit
Dutch edit
Etymology edit
From Middle Dutch woninge. Equivalent to wonen (“to live, reside”) + -ing.
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
woning f (plural woningen, diminutive woninkje n)
Derived terms edit
- ambtswoning
- Bruynzeelwoning
- doorzonwoning
- huurwoning
- koopwoning
- noodwoning
- schimmelwoning
- twee-onder-een-kapwoning
- woningaanbod
- woningbeheer
- woningbestand
- woningbezit
- woningbouw
- woningbureau
- woningcomplex
- woninggids
- woninghuur
- woninginrichting
- woningloos
- woningmarkt
- woningnood
- woningruil
- woningtekort
- woningtextiel
- woningtoezicht
- woningvoorraad
- woningvraag
- woningvraagstuk
- woningwet
- woningwetwoning
- woningzoekend
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Descendants edit
Further reading edit
- “woning” in Woordenlijst Nederlandse Taal – Officiële Spelling, Nederlandse Taalunie. [the official spelling word list for the Dutch language]