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English
Etymology 1
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
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.
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Etymology 2
From wone (“to dwell”).
Verb
woning
- present participle and gerund of wone
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Dutch
Etymology
From Middle Dutch woninge. Equivalent to wonen (“to live, reside”) + -ing.
Pronunciation
Noun
woning f (plural woningen, diminutive woninkje n)
- house, abode, residence, dwelling
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Further reading
- “woning” in Woordenlijst Nederlandse Taal – Officiële Spelling, Nederlandse Taalunie.