Where does “peg” come from?

Peg comes from Middle English pegge, from Middle Dutch pegge, of unknown origin.

peg (English): A cylindrical wooden or metal object used to...

Definitions

  1. A cylindrical wooden or metal object used to...

Ancestry of “peg”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Englishpeggepeg
2Middle Dutchpeggepin, peg
3Old Saxonpigg-—
4Proto-Germanicpig-—
5Proto-Indo-Europeanbaḱ-club, pointed stick, peg; pointed stick, peg

Words derived from “peg”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European baḱ- →Every word from Old Saxon pigg- →Every word from Middle Dutch pegge →