Where does “tigge” come from?
tigge (Norwegian Bokmål) comes from Old Norse þiggja, from Proto-Germanic þigjaną, from Proto-Indo-European teḱ- — to sire, beget.
tigge (Norwegian Bokmål): to beg
Ancestry of “tigge”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Old Norse | þiggja | to receive, accept of; to accept; to take... |
| 2 | Proto-Germanic | þigjaną | to accept, receive; to implore, beg |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | teḱ- | to sire, beget |
Words derived from “tigge”