Where does “pegging” come from?
Pegging derives from the Middle English pegge, from Middle Dutch pegge, a word of uncertain ultimate origin.
pegging (English): The act of fastening with a peg; Pegs...
Definitions
- The act of fastening with a peg; Pegs...
Ancestry of “pegging”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | English | peg | A cylindrical wooden or metal object used to... |
| 2 | Middle English | pegge | peg |
| 3 | Middle Dutch | pegge | pin, peg |
| 4 | Old Saxon | pigg- | — |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | pig- | — |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | baḱ- | club, pointed stick, peg; pointed stick, peg |