Origin: Germanic Old English prefix
Begging has 3 different meanings across 1 category:
a solicitation for money or food (especially in the street by an apparently penniless person)
"The stray dog approached tourists at every corner, constantly begging for scraps of bread."
The act of one who begs.
"After a long night on the street, he returned home exhausted from his begging."
present participle of beg
"The stray dog was begging for food from every passerby on the street corner."