woning

See also: wöning

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)

1. (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

• wonning

Derived terms

• woning-place
• woning-stead

Etymology 2

From wone (“to dwell”).

Verb

woning

1. present participle and gerund of wone

Anagrams

• onwing, owning

Dutch

Etymology

From Middle Dutch woninge. Equivalent to wonen (“to live, reside”) ‎ -ing.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈʋoː.nɪŋ/

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• Hyphenation: wo‧ning
• Rhymes: -oːnɪŋ

Noun

woning f (plural woningen, diminutive woninkje n)

1. house, abode, residence, dwelling

Derived terms

• ambtswoning
• Bruynzeelwoning
• corporatiewoning
• doorzonwoning
• huurwoning
• koopwoning
• noodwoning
• schimmelwoning
• twee-onder-een-kapwoning
• woningaanbod
• woningbeheer
• woningbestand
• woningbezit
• woningbouw
• woningbureau
• woningcomplex
• woningcorporatie
• woninggids
• woninghuur
• woninginrichting
• woningloos
• woningmarkt
• woningnood
• woningruil
• woningtekort
• woningtextiel
• woningtoezicht
• woningvoorraad
• woningvraag
• woningvraagstuk
• woningwet
• woningwetwoning
• woningzoekend

 

Related terms

• wonen
• woonst

Descendants

• Afrikaans: woning
• Negerhollands: wooning

Further reading

• “woning” in Woordenlijst Nederlandse Taal – Officiële Spelling, Nederlandse Taalunie. [the official spelling word list for the Dutch language]