different between zoning vs woning

English

Verb

zoning

1. present participle of zone

Noun

zoning (plural zonings)

1. (law) Legislative action for the purpose of regulating the use of property and the construction of buildings within the area under the jurisdiction of the legislative body concerned.
2. The use of zones, such as fare zones.

Translations

English

Etymology 1

From Middle English woning, wuning, wunnunge, from Old English wunung (“act of dwelling, living, dwelling, habitation, inner room of a dwelling”), from Proto-Germanic *wunung?, equivalent to wone +? -ing. Cognate with Scots wonnyng, wonyng, wonyn (“habitation, dwelling, shelter”), Dutch woning (“dwelling, house”), German Wohnung (“dwelling, apartment”), Swedish våning (“floor, apartment, flat”).

Noun

woning (plural wonings)

1. (archaic) A place to live; a dwelling; a dwelling-place; an abode.
   • 1852, James A. Sharp, A new gazetteer:

     Near it is a timbered house; an old inn close to the bridge is thought to be the "woning" of "Elynor Humming," the famous ale wife, whose "tunning" is celebrated by Hen. VII.'s poet laureate, Skelton.

   • 1995, Walter Hilton, The Goad of Love:

     […] ordained as a place and a woning for the Holy Ghost, and as of Christ able and possible for to come to endless bliss.

Alternative forms

• wonning

Derived terms

• woning-place
• woning-stead

Etymology 2

From wone (“to dwell”).

Verb

woning

1. present participle of wone

Anagrams

• onwing, owning

Dutch

Etymology

From Middle Dutch woninge. Equivalent to wonen (“to live, reside”) +? -ing.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /??o?.n??/
• Hyphenation: wo?ning
• Rhymes: -o?n??

Noun

woning f (plural woningen, diminutive woninkje n)

1. house, abode, residence, dwelling

Derived terms

Related terms

• wonen
• woonst

Descendants

• Afrikaans: woning