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Where does “tiggerbrev” come from?

tiggerbrev (Norwegian Bokmål) comes from Norwegian Bokmål brev, from Old Norse bréf, from Latin breve, from Latin brevis, from Proto-Italic *breɣʷis, from Proto-Indo-European mréǵʰus, from Proto-Indo-European mreǵʰ- — short.

tiggerbrev (Norwegian Bokmål): a begging letter

Definitions

  1. a begging letter

Ancestry of “tiggerbrev”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Bokmålbreva letter
2Old Norsebréf—
3Latinbrevenominative neuter singular of brevis; accusative...
4Latinbrevisshort, small, little, narrow; brief, short;...
5Proto-Italic*breɣʷis—
6Proto-Indo-Europeanmréǵʰusshort; brief
7Proto-Indo-Europeanmreǵʰ-short
Every word from Proto-Indo-European mreǵʰ- →