English
thigging
Thigging comes from Middle English thyggynge ‘ingestion, consumption’.
- Middle Englishc. 1150–1500thyggynge‘ingestion, consumption’
- Englishtodaythigging
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed deepest recorded ancestor
Lineage
- Middle Englishc. 1150–1500thyggynge‘ingestion, consumption’
- Englishtodaythigging
Formed from thig + -ing
Proto-Indo-European *tek- ‘to receive’
Proto-Germanic *þigjaną ‘to accept, receive, beg’
Proto-West Germanic *þiggjan ‘to accept, receive’
Old English þiċġan ‘to take, receive, accept’
Middle English thiggen
English thig
Every English word from Middle English thyggynge
Today it means
noun Begging.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Middle English thyggynge / thigging