Old English

Alternative forms

• -inga, -ningas, -nunges

Suffix

-unga

1. used to form adverbs from nouns

   fǣringa ‎(“suddenly”)

   wēnunga ‎(“possibly, perhaps, by chance”)

   healfunga ‎(“by halves, partially, to some extent, imperfectly”)

   hōlinga ‎(“in vain, without reason”)

2. used to form adverbs from adjectives

   fullunga ‎(“fully”)

3. used to create adverbs from pronouns

   hwæth(w)egununges, hwæthuguningas ‎(“somewhat (adv.)”)

4. used to create adverbs from prepositions

   ġēanunga ‎(“directly”)

Old High German

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *-ungō-

Suffix

-unga

1. suffix used to form action nouns, -ing

   manunga ‎(“reproof, admonition”) from manōn ‎(“to reprove, beg, urge”)

   korunga ‎(“temptation”) from korōn ‎(“to test, try, temptate”)

Derived terms

Descendants

• German: -ung
• Yiddish: ־ונג ‎(-ung)