scheming

English

Etymology 1

Etymology tree

English scheme

Proto-Indo-European *-onts

Proto-Germanic *-andz

Proto-West Germanic *-andī

Old English -ende

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Middle English -yngeinflu.

Middle English -ynge

English -ing

English scheming

From scheme + -ing.

Verb

scheming

1. present participle and gerund of scheme

Adjective

scheming (comparative more scheming, superlative most scheming)

1. (derogatory) Tending to scheme; forming underhand plots.

Translations

tending to scheme

• Armenian: խարդախ (hy) (xardax)
• Catalan: intrigant (ca)
• French: intrigant (fr)
• Galician: intrigante (gl), cizañeiro, cizañento, compangueiro
• German: intrigant (de)
• Gothic: 𐌱𐌹𐍂𐌿𐌽𐌰𐌹𐌽𐍃 (birunains)
• Greek: υστερόβουλος (el) (ysteróvoulos)
• Irish: beartach
• Italian: calcolatore (it)
• Portuguese: intrigante (pt)
• Russian: коварный (ru) m (kovarny)
• Spanish: intrigante (es), trapisondista
• Swedish: beräknande (sv)

Synonyms

• designing

Etymology 2

Etymology tree

English scheme

Proto-Indo-European *-h₂

Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂

Proto-Indo-European *-yéti

Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂yéti

Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ti

Proto-Germanic *-ōną

Proto-Germanic *-gō

Proto-Germanic *-ōngō?

Proto-Germanic *-ungō

Old English -ung

Middle English -ynge

English -ing

English scheming

From scheme + -ing.

Noun

scheming (countable and uncountable, plural schemings)

1. The activity or practice of making secret or underhanded plans.