[1350–1400; gyron + -y3; r. ME gerundi ‹ MF gironne having gyrons]This word is first recorded in the period 1350–1400. Other words that entered Englishat around the same time include: drag, fix, kick, register, screen-y is a suffix of various origins used in the formation of action nouns from verbs (inquiry), also found in other abstract nouns (carpentry; infamy)