Where does “bingo” come from?

bingo (Chinese) comes from English bingo, from English bing, from Middle English bing, from Old Norse bingr — heap of corn; bed; bolster; stall, bed; stack,...

bingo (Chinese): bingo (the game of chance)

Definitions

  1. bingo (the game of chance)

Ancestry of “bingo”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishbingoA game of chance for two or more players, who...
2EnglishbingPrison solitary confinement, a term used by...
3Middle Englishbing—
4Old Norsebingrheap of corn; bed; bolster; stall, bed; stack,...
Every word from Old Norse bingr →Every word from Middle English bing →Every word from English bing →