Where does “beg” come from?

beg (Manx) comes from Old Irish bec, from Proto-Celtic *biggos — small, little.

beg (Manx): small

Definitions

  1. small

Ancestry of “beg”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Irishbecsmall
2Proto-Celtic*biggossmall, little
Every word from Proto-Celtic *biggos →Every word from Old Irish bec →