Where does “mumblety peg” come from?
mumblety peg (English) comes from English The, from Middle English þe, from Middle English in, from Old English inn, from Old English inne, from Proto-Germanic innai, from Proto-Germanic in, from Proto-Indo-European én — in.
mumblety peg (English): Any of several forms of a game in which a...
Definitions
- Any of several forms of a game in which a...
Ancestry of “mumblety peg”, step by step
mumblety peg traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.
via English The
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | The | Used before a noun phrase, including a simple noun |
| 2 | Middle English | þe | the; Second-person singular pronoun indicating a... |
| 3 | Middle English | in | Any kind of accomodation; particularly; A home or... |
| 4 | Old English | inn | in; inn |
| 5 | Old English | inne | inside, in; indoors |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | innai | within, inside |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | in | in; into |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | én | in |