Basic Guidelines For English Spellings
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1Denoting a verbal action, an instance of this, or its result.
2Denoting material used for or associated with a process etc.
3Forming the gerund of verbs (such as painting as in I love painting).
Old English -ung, -ing, of Germanic origin.
1Forming the present participle of verbs.
2Forming adjectives from nouns.
Middle English alteration of earlier -ende, later -inde.
(used especially in names of coins and fractional parts) a thing belonging to or having the quality of.
Old English, of Germanic origin.