norming

the word 'norming' is a modern formation built upon the noun 'norm', which entered english in the 19th century from latin 'norma', signifying a carpenter's square used for measuring right angles, thus a rule or standard. the latin term itself is of obscure origin, though it may be connected to etruscan or greek influences. the suffix '-ing' is a prolific germanic agent, inherited from old english, used to form nouns from verbs, here applied to the concept of 'to norm' (to establish norms). therefore, 'norming' literally denotes 'the process of making into a standard', a meaning directly carried into its contemporary psychological and sociological usage describing the phase where a group establishes its operational rules.

Structure: norm (standard) + ing (noun-forming suffix) norm (from latin 'norma', meaning a carpenter's square, rule, pattern; its functional role is the core semantic root denoting a standard or rule). ing (from old english '-ung', '-ing', a suffix forming verbal nouns; its functional role is to indicate the action or process related to the root).