Where does “wageling” come from?
wageling (English) comes from English wage, from Middle English wage, from Anglo-Norman wage, from Old Norse vágr, from Proto-Germanic wēgaz, from Proto-Indo-European weǵʰ- — to bring; to transport.
wageling (English): One who is hired for wages, especially one motivated solely by money; a hireling
Definitions
- One who is hired for wages, especially one motivated solely by money; a hireling
Ancestry of “wageling”, step by step
wageling traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English wage
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | wage | An amount of money paid to a worker for a... |
| 2 | Middle English | wage | A wage; earnings; Money reserved for the payment... |
| 3 | Anglo-Norman | wage | wave; Alternative form of gage |
| 4 | Old Norse | vágr | ocean, sea; inlet, bay |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | wēgaz | wave; sea |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | weǵʰ- | to bring; to transport |
via English Ling
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | Ling | Any of various codlike saltwater fish often used as food by humans, those of the genus Molva, in the family Lotidae |
| 2 | Middle English | ling | Any of various varieties of heather or broom |
| 3 | Old Norse | lyng | heather, ling |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | lingwą | heather, ling |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | lengʷʰom | — |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | lengʷʰ- | light, agile, nimble; light, not heavy, agile,... |