Where does “badge” come from?
Badge comes from Middle English bagge, from Old Norse baggi, from Proto-Indo-European bʰak-, meaning to strike or hit.
badge (English): A distinctive mark, token, sign, emblem or...
Definitions
- A distinctive mark, token, sign, emblem or...
Ancestry of “badge”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Middle English | badge | — |
| 2 | Anglo-Norman | bage | — |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | baugaz | a bend; bow; something bent ; circle; a ring;... |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰewgʰ- | to bend; curve, arch |
Words derived from “badge”