Where does “wang” come from?
wang (Afrikaans) comes from Dutch wang, from Middle Dutch wange, from Old Dutch wanga, from Proto-West Germanic *wangā, from Proto-Germanic wangô, from Proto-Indo-European wenǵ- — neck, cheek.
wang (Afrikaans): cheek
Ancestry of “wang”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Dutch | wang | cheek |
| 2 | Middle Dutch | wange | — |
| 3 | Old Dutch | wanga | — |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | *wangā | — |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | wangô | cheek; jaw |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | wenǵ- | neck, cheek |