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Where does “bing” come from?

Bing comes from Old Norse bingr, a word of uncertain origin and meaning.

bing (English): Prison solitary confinement, a term used by...

Definitions

  1. Prison solitary confinement, a term used by...

Ancestry of “bing”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Englishbing—
2Old Norsebingrheap of corn; bed; bolster; stall, bed; stack,...

Words derived from “bing”

  • bingo
  • bingle
  • bingoed
  • Bingogate
  • bingolike
  • bingo
  • bingo
  • 賓果
  • ビンゴ
  • bingo
  • bingoën
  • 빙고
Every word from Old Norse bingr →