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Where does “vergeth” come from?

vergeth (English) comes from English verge, from Middle French verge, from Old French vergé, from Latin virgatus, from Latin virga, from Proto-Italic wizgā, from Proto-Indo-European wisgeh₂ — flexible rod or stick.

vergeth (English): Third-person singular simple present indicative...

Definitions

  1. Third-person singular simple present indicative...

Ancestry of “vergeth”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishvergeA rod or staff of office, e.g. of a verger; An...
2Middle Frenchvergerod; stick; staff; female virgin
3Old Frenchvergévirgate
4Latinvirgatusmade of twigs; striped
5Latinvirgatwig, young shoot; rod, switch for flogging;...
6Proto-Italicwizgā—
7Proto-Indo-Europeanwisgeh₂flexible rod or stick
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