Where does “e-beggar” come from?
e-beggar (English) comes from English beggar, from Middle English beggere, from Middle English beggen, from Old English becgan, from Old English bedecian, from Old English bedu, from Proto-Germanic bedō, from Proto-Indo-European gʷʰedʰ- — to request, pray, ask for.
e-beggar (English): Synonym of cyberbeggar
Ancestry of “e-beggar”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | English | beggar | A person who begs; A person suffering from... |
| 2 | Middle English | beggere | — |
| 3 | Middle English | beggen | to beg |
| 4 | Old English | becgan | — |
| 5 | Old English | bedecian | to beg |
| 6 | Old English | bedu | request; prayer; supplication; religious worship |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | bedō | a request; a prayer; plea |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | gʷʰedʰ- | to request, pray, ask for |