Where does “pegge” come from?
pegge (Middle English) comes from Middle Dutch pegge, from Old Saxon pigg-, from Proto-Germanic pig-, from Proto-Indo-European baḱ- — club, pointed stick, peg; pointed stick, peg.
pegge (Middle English): peg
Ancestry of “pegge”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Middle Dutch | pegge | pin, peg |
| 2 | Old Saxon | pigg- | — |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | pig- | — |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | baḱ- | club, pointed stick, peg; pointed stick, peg |
Words derived from “pegge”