-and

Meanings

1. Used to form the present participle of verbs, equivalent to -ing.
2. A suffix of Anglo-Saxon origin forming adjectives from verbs analogous to -ing.

1. A suffix forming nouns denoting patients (i.e., recipients of actions), such as compiland.

Etymology

From Middle English -and, -end, -ant, -nd, from Old English -ende, -ande, present participle ending of verbs, and -end, -nd, agent ending, both from Proto-West Germanic *-andī, from Proto-Germanic *-andz (present participle suffix), from Proto-Indo-European *-onts. More at -ing.