Where does “bingo” come from?

Bingo comes from Middle English bing, from Old Norse bingr, a word of uncertain ultimate origin and meaning.

bingo (English): A game of chance for two or more players, who...

Definitions

  1. A game of chance for two or more players, who...

Ancestry of “bingo”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishbingPrison solitary confinement, a term used by...
2Middle Englishbing—
3Old Norsebingrheap of corn; bed; bolster; stall, bed; stack,...

Words derived from “bingo”

Every word from Old Norse bingr →Every word from Middle English bing →Every word from English bing →