An Etymological Dictionary of the German Language/bägern
bägern, ‘to torment, plague,’ prob. allied to OHG. bâgan, MidHG. bâgen, str. vb., ‘to contend, quarrel.’ Akin to Ir. bágim, ‘I contend,’ bág, ‘combat’; hence the Aryan root is bhêgh, bhôgh.
bägern, ‘to torment, plague,’ prob. allied to OHG. bâgan, MidHG. bâgen, str. vb., ‘to contend, quarrel.’ Akin to Ir. bágim, ‘I contend,’ bág, ‘combat’; hence the Aryan root is bhêgh, bhôgh.