Where does “wastage” come from?

Wastage comes from English waste, Middle English wasten, Old French -age, Latin -aticum, Proto-Indo-European h₂weg-, Latin -icus, Proto-Indo-European -kos, and Proto-Indo-European -eh₂tos.

wastage (English): The amount or proportion of something that is...

Definitions

The amount or proportion of something that is...

Ancestry of “wastage”, step by step

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	English	-age	forming nouns with the sense of collection or...
2	Middle English	-age	Forms nouns indicating a right or relationship;...
3	Old French	-age	forms nouns with the sense of 'action or result...
4	Old Occitan	-atge	suffix used to form masculine nouns
5	Latin	-āticum	—

Every word from Latin -āticum →Every word from Old French -age →Every word from English -age →