Where does “wag” come from?
Wag comes from Middle English waggen, from Old English wagian, from Old Norse vaga, from Proto-Indo-European weǵʰ-.
wag (English): To swing from side to side, such as of an...
Definitions
- To swing from side to side, such as of an...
Ancestry of “wag”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Middle English | waggen | to move to and fro, up and down; to walk around,... |
| 2 | Old English | wagian | to sway |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | wagōną | to move, stir, sway |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | weganą | to move, to carry; to weigh |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | weǵʰ- | to bring; to transport |