Where does “wiggle” come from?

Wiggle comes from Middle English wiglen, from Middle Dutch wigelen, from Proto-Germanic wigulōną, of uncertain origin and meaning.

wiggle (English): To move with irregular, back and forward or side...

Definitions

  1. To move with irregular, back and forward or side...

Ancestry of “wiggle”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Englishwiglento wiggle
2Middle Dutchwigelento wiggle
3Proto-Germanicwigulōną—

Words derived from “wiggle”

Every word from Proto-Germanic wigulōną →Every word from Middle Dutch wigelen →Every word from Middle English wiglen →