Etymology

bing

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Middle English bing ← Old Norse bingr
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bing · noun1

  1. Old Norse · derived frombingr“heap of corn; bed; bolster”
  2. Middle English · inherited frombing
  3. English todaybing

From Middle English bing, binge, benge (also as Middle English byngger, bengere (“grain bin, hopper”)), from Old Norse bingr (“heap of corn; bed; bolster”), cognate with Scots bing, Swedish binge (“heap”), Danish bing (“bin; box; compartment”). Compare also Scottish Gaelic binnean meaning a small hill or slag heap.

bing · verb2

Origin obscure. Compare Scots bin (“to move speedily with noise”).

bing · interjection, noun, verb3

Onomatopoeia, variously of a bouncing sound or a bell.

Bing · proper noun, verb4

Brand name.

Words from the same roots

Old Norsebingr all →

Bingham

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