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Where does “PEG” come from?

PEG (English) comes from Middle English pegge, from Middle Dutch pegge, from Old Saxon pigg-, from Proto-Germanic pig-, from Proto-Indo-European baḱ- — club, pointed stick, peg; pointed stick, peg.

PEG (English): Acronym of polyethylene glycol; Percutaneous...

Definitions

  1. Acronym of polyethylene glycol; Percutaneous...

Ancestry of “PEG”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Englishpeggepeg
2Middle Dutchpeggepin, peg
3Old Saxonpigg-—
4Proto-Germanicpig-—
5Proto-Indo-Europeanbaḱ-club, pointed stick, peg; pointed stick, peg

Words derived from “PEG”

  • PEGylated
  • PEGylation
  • PEGylate
  • PEGyl
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