Where does “pigginess” come from?
pigginess (English) comes from English piggy, from English pig, from Middle English pigge, from Old English picga, from Proto-West Germanic piggō — pig.
pigginess (English): The quality of being piggy
Definitions
- The quality of being piggy
Ancestry of “pigginess”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | English | piggy | A pig; A guinea pig; A toe |
| 2 | English | pig | Any of several intelligent mammalian species of... |
| 3 | Middle English | pigge | A piglet or young pig; A pig irrespective of age;... |
| 4 | Old English | picga | a young pig; piglet |
| 5 | Proto-West Germanic | piggō | pig |