Where does “biggin” come from?

biggin (English) comes from French béguin, from Old French beguin, from Medieval Latin beguina.

biggin (English): A child's cap; childhood; An official's hood or...

Definitions

  1. A child's cap; childhood; An official's hood or...

Ancestry of “biggin”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1FrenchbéguinBeghard, Beguin; A type of headwear once popular...
2Old Frenchbeguin—
3Medieval Latinbeguina—
Every word from Medieval Latin beguina →Every word from Old French beguin →Every word from French béguin →