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

Every word from Old Norse bingrEvery word from Middle English bing