Words that come from Proto-Germanic “wīgą”

90 words across 32 languages descend from Proto-Germanic wīgą — including Louis, Lewis, Louisiana, Louise, Luis, Ludwig, louis, Louisbourg.

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English (17)

French (8)

Italian (5)

Norman (5)

Old French (5)

Old High German (5)

German (4)

Old Norse (3)

Danish (2)

Latin (2)

Norwegian (2)

Swedish (2)

Icelandic (2)

Faroese (2)

Japanese (2)

Tagalog (2)

Spanish (2)

Portuguese (2)

Middle English (2)

Middle French (2)

Proto-West Germanic (2)

Medieval Latin (2)

Dutch (1)

Hawaiian (1)

Latvian (1)

Greek (1)

Thai (1)

Old English (1)

Old Saxon (1)

Proto-Germanic (1)

Cebuano (1)

Frankish (1)