Unnumbered source etymology
Original entry ↗To solicit or receive, usually by begging; ask as alms. · To beg, borrow; cadge. · To profit by or live on the gifts of others. · To take alms.
From Middle English thiggen, from Old English þiċġan (“to take, receive, accept; ingest; eat or drink, consume, partake of”), from Proto-West Germanic *þiggjan, from Proto-Germanic *þigjaną (“to accept, receive, beg”), from Proto-Indo-European *tek- (“to receive”). Cognate with Middle High German digen (“to beg, implore, beseech”), German digen (“to beg, beseech, take, get”), Swedish tigga (“to beg, mooch”), Icelandic þiggja (“to get, receive, accept”).
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- Root classification mention*tek-ine-pro
- Inherited-form mentionthiggenenm
- Inherited-form mentionþiċġanang · to take, receive, accept; ingest; eat or drink, consume, partake of
- Inherited-form mention*þiggjangmw-pro
- Inherited-form mention*þigjanągem-pro · to accept, receive, beg
- Derivation mention*tek-ine-pro · to receive
- Cognate mentiondigengmh · to beg, implore, beseech
- Cognate mentiondigende · to beg, beseech, take, get
- Cognate mentiontiggasv · to beg, mooch
- Cognate mentionþiggjais · to get, receive, accept
This page abbreviates 2 auxiliary source items. The etymology narrative is not shortened. Omission counts are available in the audit fields below; consult the original for complete auxiliary material.
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