Where does “tigga” come from?

tigga (Swedish) comes from Old Swedish þiggia, from Old Norse þiggja, from Proto-Germanic þigjaną, from Proto-Indo-European teḱ- — to sire, beget.

tigga (Swedish): beg; to request the help of someone; beg; to...

Definitions

  1. beg; to request the help of someone; beg; to...

Ancestry of “tigga”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Swedishþiggiato receive; to beg
2Old Norseþiggjato receive, accept of; to accept; to take...
3Proto-Germanicþigjanąto accept, receive; to implore, beg
4Proto-Indo-Europeanteḱ-to sire, beget

Words derived from “tigga”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European teḱ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic þigjaną →Every word from Old Norse þiggja →