Where does “bewag” come from?

bewag (English) comes from English WAG, from Old Norse vága, from Middle Low German wāgen, from Old Saxon wagan, from Proto-West Germanic wagn, from Proto-Germanic wagnaz, from Proto-Indo-European woǵʰnos, from Proto-Indo-European weǵʰ- — to bring; to transport.

bewag (English): To wag about; waggle; To wag excessively or...

Definitions

  1. To wag about; waggle; To wag excessively or...

Ancestry of “bewag”, step by step

bewag traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English WAG

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishWAGA wild-assed guess; a rough estimate; A wife or...
2Old Norsevága
3Middle Low Germanwāgen
4Old Saxonwaganwagon, carriage
5Proto-West Germanicwagncart, wagon
6Proto-Germanicwagnazcart, wagon
7Proto-Indo-Europeanwoǵʰnoswagon, primitive carriage
8Proto-Indo-Europeanweǵʰ-to bring; to transport

via English Be

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishBeAs an auxiliary verb
2Middle EnglishbeAlternative form of been; Alternative form of...
3Old EnglishbēoI become, I will be, I am; bee
4Proto-Germanicbiumifirst-person singular present active indicative...
5Proto-Germanic*beuną
6Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰew-to grow, swell; to swell, wax, grow; to blow; to...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European weǵʰ-Every word from Proto-Indo-European woǵʰnosEvery word from Proto-Germanic wagnaz