myEtymology.com: English etymology of bargain

Etymology of the English word bargain

the English word bargain

derived from the Old French word bargaigne

derived from the Old French word bargaignier

derived from the Proto-Indo-European root *bhergh-

derived from the Proto-Germanic root *borgan

The earliest known usage of bargain in English dates from the 14th century.

French barguigner, Italian bargagnare, Provençal barganhar

Word found in Modern English