Where does “tigging” come from?

tigging (Norwegian Nynorsk) comes from Norwegian Nynorsk tigge, from Old Norse þiggja, from Proto-Germanic þigjaną, from Proto-Indo-European teḱ- — to sire, beget.

tigging (Norwegian Nynorsk): begging

Definitions

  1. begging

Ancestry of “tigging”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Nynorsktiggeto beg
2Old Norseþiggjato receive, accept of; to accept; to take...
3Proto-Germanicþigjanąto accept, receive; to implore, beg
4Proto-Indo-Europeanteḱ-to sire, beget
Every word from Proto-Indo-European teḱ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic þigjaną →Every word from Old Norse þiggja →