Where does “vertigen” come from?

vertigen (Catalan) comes from Latin vertīgō, from Latin -igo, from Proto-Italic agō, from Proto-Indo-European h₂éǵeti, from Proto-Indo-European h₂eǵ- — to drive.

vertigen (Catalan): vertigo

Definitions

vertigo

Ancestry of “vertigen”, step by step

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	Latin	vertīgō	gyration, giddiness, dizziness
2	Latin	-igo	Enlargement of -ō; Suffixed to nouns and to...
3	Proto-Italic	agō	drive; push, impel; do, act
4	Proto-Indo-European	h₂éǵeti	to be driving
5	Proto-Indo-European	h₂eǵ-	to drive

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