Tying

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Old English tīgan (verb), tēah (noun), of Germanic origin.

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From Middle English tiȝing, teing, from Old English *tīgung, tīging(“connection”), from Proto-Germanic *taugungō, from *taugijaną from Proto-Indo-European *dewk-(“to tug, draw”). Equivalent to tie +‎ -ing. Present participle from Old English tīgende, from tīgan, tīegan.