-and
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See also: Appendix:Variations of "and"
Etymology 1
From Middle English -and, -end, -ant, -nd, from Old English -ende, -ande, present participle ending of verbs, and -end, -nd, agent ending, both from Proto-West Germanic *-andī, from Proto-Germanic *-andz (present participle suffix), from Proto-Indo-European *-onts. More at -ing.
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Suffix
-and
- (now chiefly dialectal, Scotland) Used to form the present participle of verbs, equivalent to -ing.
- livand, nurischand, ravand, snipand, goand
- (rare or no longer productive) A suffix of Anglo-Saxon origin forming adjectives from verbs analogous to -ing.
Etymology 2
From Latin gerundive termination -andus, -endus. More at -end.
Alternative forms
Suffix
-and
- A suffix forming nouns denoting patients (i.e., recipients of actions), such as compiland.
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