Where does “nanowedge” come from?

nanowedge (English) comes from English wedge, from Middle English wegge, from Old English wecg, from Proto-Germanic *wagi, from Proto-Germanic wagjaz, from Proto-Indo-European weǵʰ- — to bring; to transport.

nanowedge (English): nanoscale wedge

Definitions

  1. nanoscale wedge

Ancestry of “nanowedge”, step by step

nanowedge traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English wedge

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishwedgeOne of the simple machines; a piece of material,...
2Middle Englishweggewedge
3Old Englishwecgwedge; a mass of metal
4Proto-Germanic*wagi—
5Proto-Germanicwagjazwedge
6Proto-Indo-Europeanweǵʰ-to bring; to transport

via English nano

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishnanoNanotechnology
2Englishnano-API; In the International System of Units and...
3Latinnānusdwarf
4Ancient Greekνᾶνοςdwarf
Every word from Proto-Indo-European weǵʰ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic wagjaz →Every word from Proto-Germanic *wagi →
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