Where does “pegroots” come from?
pegroots (English) comes from English PEG, from Middle English pegge, from Middle Dutch pegge, from Old Saxon pigg-, from Proto-Germanic pig-, from Proto-Indo-European baḱ- — club, pointed stick, peg; pointed stick, peg.
pegroots (English): A plant, the setterwort
Definitions
- A plant, the setterwort
Ancestry of “pegroots”, step by step
pegroots traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English PEG
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | PEG | Acronym of polyethylene glycol; Percutaneous... |
| 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 |
via English roots
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | roots | plural of root; Ancestry; Beginnings; origin |