belonging.
The feeling that one belongs.
Meaning & usage
The feeling that one belongs.
I have a feeling of belonging in London.
A need for belonging seems fundamental to humans.
Something physical that is owned.
Make sure you take all your belongings when you leave.
Family; relations; household.
Where this word comes from
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₁ep-der. Proto-Indo-European *h₁épsder. Proto-Indo-European *h₁épider. Proto-Indo-European *h₁pi Proto-Germanic *bider. Proto-Germanic *bi- Proto-West Germanic *bi- Old English be- Middle English be- Proto-Germanic *langōną Proto-West Germanic *langōn Old English langian Middle English longen Middle English belongen English belong Proto-Germanic *-ungō Old English -ung Middle English -ynge English -ing English belonging From belong + -ing.
present participle and gerund of belong
Where this word comes from
From Middle English belonginge, belanging, belangand, equivalent to belong + -ing.
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