Where does “vergé” come from?

vergé (Anglo-Norman) comes from Latin virgatus, from Latin virga, from Proto-Italic wizgā, from Proto-Indo-European wisgeh₂ — flexible rod or stick.

vergé (Anglo-Norman): virgate

Definitions

  1. virgate

Ancestry of “vergé”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinvirgatusmade of twigs; striped
2Latinvirgatwig, young shoot; rod, switch for flogging;...
3Proto-Italicwizgā
4Proto-Indo-Europeanwisgeh₂flexible rod or stick

Words derived from “vergé

Every word from Proto-Indo-European wisgeh₂Every word from Proto-Italic wizgāEvery word from Latin virga