Where does “waveshape” come from?

waveshape (English) comes from English wave, from Middle English wawe, from Old English wǣġ, from Proto-Germanic wēgaz, from Proto-Indo-European weǵʰ- — to bring; to transport.

waveshape (English): The shape of a waveform

Definitions

  1. The shape of a waveform

Ancestry of “waveshape”, step by step

waveshape traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English wave

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishwaveTo move back and forth repeatedly and somewhat...
2Middle EnglishwaweA wave; Any sort of flowing or spurting motion;...
3Old Englishwǣġa weight; a tool for weighing, balance, scale
4Proto-Germanicwēgazwave; sea
5Proto-Indo-Europeanweǵʰ-to bring; to transport

via English shape

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishshapeThe status or condition of something; Condition...
2English-edUsed to form past tenses of verbs. In...
3Middle English-edAlternative form of -hede
4Old English-edformed into the likeness of, made into, shaped...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European weǵʰ-Every word from Proto-Germanic wēgazEvery word from Old English wǣġ