Where does “bigg” come from?

bigg (English) comes from Middle English biggen, from Old Norse byggja, from Proto-Germanic būwijaną, from Proto-Germanic būaną, from Proto-Indo-European bʰuH- — to become, grow, appear.

bigg (English): To build; A kind of barley

Definitions

  1. To build; A kind of barley

Ancestry of “bigg”, step by step

bigg traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Middle English biggen

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Englishbiggenbuild; dwell
2Old Norsebyggjato settle, build; to inhabit, dwell, live; to let...
3Proto-Germanicbūwijanąto settle, to inhabit
4Proto-Germanicbūanąto dwell, reside
5Proto-Indo-EuropeanbʰuH-to become, grow, appear

via Middle English big

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Englishbig—
2Proto-Germanicbugja-swollen up, thick
3Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰew-to grow, swell; to swell, wax, grow; to blow; to...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰuH- →Every word from Proto-Germanic būaną →Every word from Proto-Germanic būwijaną →