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Keg

2 stages from Old Norse to English.

Today it means a small barrel or cask, especially for holding beer or liquid
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Stage 1 of 2
kaggi
Old Norse · medieval
"a small cask"
a small cask or barrel
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Stage 2 of 2
keg
English · 1300s
"a small barrel or cask"
settled as the standard English word for a small barrel
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