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

Definitions

  1. peg

Ancestry of “pegge”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Dutchpeggepin, peg
2Old Saxonpigg-—
3Proto-Germanicpig-—
4Proto-Indo-Europeanbaḱ-club, pointed stick, peg; pointed stick, peg

Words derived from “pegge”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European baḱ- →Every word from Old Saxon pigg- →Every word from Middle Dutch pegge →
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