| 【thing】 is a [English Root word(stem)] from the Old English word(s) "þing." It carries the basic meaning of "thing." from PIE *ten- "to stretch" |
[English words in the top 5000 most frequently used containing the root "thing"]
anything ****[865] You use anything in statements with negative meaning to indicate in a general way that nothing is present or that an action or event does not or cannot happen.
everything ****[882] You use everything to refer to all the objects, actions, activities, or facts in a particular situation
nothing ****[885] Nothing means not a single thing, or not a single part of something.
something ****[805] You can use something to say that the description or amount that you are giving is not exact.
thing ****[76] You can use thing to refer to any object, feature, or event when you cannot, need not, or do not want to refer to it more precisely.
[WORD ROOT]root thing
[VARIATIONS OF ROOT] thing
[ETYMOLOGY]root (Old English) þing
[MEANING]root thing
【DETAILs OF ORIGIN(ETYMOLOGY】
- 【Old English】 þing [from Proto-Germanic *thinga-("assembly")] meeting, assembly, council, discussion; (later) entity, being, matter
Please see the Word information in detail as follows;
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anything ★★★★[865] pronoun from anything 〈 any
【DEFINITION】 You use anything in statements with negative meaning to indicate in a general way that nothing is present or that an action or event does not or cannot happen.
【COMPOSITION】 any + thing
【ROOTs】 ⑴ an; one, an, a ⑵ y; adjective suffix ⑶ thing;
【Etymology】 《Old English þing》 [from Proto-Germanic *thinga-("assembly")] meeting, assembly, council, discussion; (later) entity, being, matter
everything ★★★★[882] pronoun from everything 〈 thing
【DEFINITION】 You use everything to refer to all the objects, actions, activities, or facts in a particular situation
【COMPOSITION】 every + thing
【ROOTs】 ⑴ every; every ⑵ thing; thing
【Etymology】 《Old English þing》 [from Proto-Germanic *thinga-("assembly")] meeting, assembly, council, discussion; (later) entity, being, matter
nothing ★★★★[885] pronoun from nothing 〈 thing
【DEFINITION】 Nothing means not a single thing, or not a single part of something.
【COMPOSITION】 no + thing
【ROOTs】 ⑴ no; no, not ⑵ thing; thing
【Etymology】 《Old English naþing》 [nan+þing] nothing
something ★★★★[805] pronoun from something 〈 thing
【DEFINITION】 ① You use something to refer to a thing, situation, event, or idea, without saying exactly what it is.
② You can use something to say that the description or amount that you are giving is not exact.
③ If you say that a person or thing is something or is really something, you mean that you are very impressed by them.
【COMPOSITION】 some + thing
【ROOTs】 ⑴ some; some ⑵ thing; thing
【Etymology】 《Old English þing》 [from Proto-Germanic *thinga-("assembly")] meeting, assembly, council, discussion; (later) entity, being, matter
thing ★★★★[76] noun from thing
【DEFINITION】 You can use thing to refer to any object, feature, or event when you cannot, need not, or do not want to refer to it more precisely.
【pl.】 things
【ROOTs】 thing; thing
【Etymology】 《Old English þing》 [from Proto-Germanic *thinga-("assembly")] meeting, assembly, council, discussion; (later) entity, being, matter
【First Known Meaning】 meeting, assembly, council, discussion; entity, being, matter
Other words containing "thing"; things
(※ Proto-Indo-European (PIE) is the theorized common ancestor of the Indo-European language family. Its proposed features have been derived by linguistic reconstruction from documented Indo-European languages.)
【OTHER ROOTs; 】
thet, thesis
there
ther
theo
thea
the
thank
tex
terr
termin-, term
