Where does “beggary” come from?
Beggary comes from Middle English, from Middle French -ie, from Latin -ia, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European -kos, a suffix forming agent nouns and adjectives.
beggary (English): The state of a beggar; indigence, extreme...
Definitions
- The state of a beggar; indigence, extreme...
Ancestry of “beggary”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | beggar | A person who begs; A person suffering from... |
| 2 | Middle English | beggere | A beggar one who begs for alms |
| 3 | Middle English | beggen | to beg |
| 4 | Old English | becgan | — |
| 5 | Old English | bedecian | to beg |
| 6 | Old English | bedu | request; prayer; supplication; religious worship |
| 7 | Proto-Celtic | betuyā | birch |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | gʷetu-yo-s | — |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | gʷet- | resin, gum; to say, speak |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | gū- | to bend; curve; arch; vault; to bow, bend, arch,... |