Where does “beige” come from?

beige (German) comes from Middle High German bīge, from Old High German pīga.

beige (German): beige; first-person singular present indicative...

Definitions

  1. beige; first-person singular present indicative...

Ancestry of “beige”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle High Germanbīge—
2Old High Germanpīga—

Words derived from “beige”

Every word from Old High German pīga →Every word from Middle High German bīge →