Laying
/ˈleɪ.ɪŋ/noun
Present participle of lay, meaning to put or place something down.
Did you know?Laying descends from Old English *lecgan*, a causative form of *licgan* (“to lie”), so its deepest history is about making something lie down rather than just resting it.
Etymological Timeline
Proto-Indo-European
PIE
*legh-
“to lie, be placed down”
Old English
English
lecgan
“to lay, put down; cause to lie”
Middle English
English
leggen
“to lay, place; set down”
Modern English
English
laying
“placing or putting something down”