An Etymological Dictionary of the German Language/Annotated/Beige
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Beige, Beuge, feminine, ‘a pile arranged in layers’ (an Upper German word), from Middle High German bîge, Old High German bîgo, ‘shock (of corn)’; hence Italian bica, ‘pile of sheaves’; compare English bing (heap of alum), Scandinavian bingr, ‘bolster’; compare Bachbunge. Beuge has eu by being based on biegen.