Keg
/kɛɡ/noun
A small barrel or cask, especially one used for beer.
Did you know?Keg is a real English word with a long, ordinary commercial history—not a magical one—but its deep past likely passes through Scandinavian and Low German word-forms for small casks used in trade.
Etymological Timeline
Late Middle English
English
kegge
“a small cask or barrel”
Middle Low German
MLG
kegge
“a small cask or tub”
Old Norse
ON
kaggi
“a cask or barrel”
Modern English
English
keg
“a small barrel, especially for liquids such as beer”