Where does “wadge” come from?

wadge (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.

wadge (English): thick slice of bread

Definitions

  1. thick slice of bread

Ancestry of “wadge”, step by step

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
Every word from Proto-Indo-European weǵʰ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic wagjaz →Every word from Proto-Germanic *wagi →