Where does “pigging” come from?

pigging (English) comes from English pig, from Middle English pigge, from Old English picga, from Proto-West Germanic piggō — pig.

pigging (English): Damned; present participle of pig; The use of a...

Definitions

  1. Damned; present participle of pig; The use of a...

Ancestry of “pigging”, step by step

pigging traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English pig

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishpigAny of several intelligent mammalian species of...
2Middle EnglishpiggeA piglet or young pig; A pig irrespective of age;...
3Old Englishpicgaa young pig; piglet
4Proto-West Germanicpiggōpig

via English piggin

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishpigginA small pail, can or ladle with the handle on the...
2Middle Englishpygyn—
Every word from Proto-West Germanic piggō →
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