Where does “bigger” come from?

Bigger comes from English big, from Middle English big, from Old Norse byggja meaning to build, from Proto-Germanic bugjaną, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European bʰuH- meaning to grow or swell.

bigger (English): comparative form of big: more big; To make or...

Definitions

  1. comparative form of big: more big; To make or...

Ancestry of “bigger”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishbigOf great size, large; Thought to have undue...
2Middle Englishbig—
3Proto-Germanicbugja-swollen up, thick
4Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰew-to grow, swell; to swell, wax, grow; to blow; to...

Words derived from “bigger”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰew- →Every word from Proto-Germanic bugja- →Every word from Middle English big →