Where does “wing” come from?
Wing comes from Middle English winge, from Old Norse vængr, from Proto-Indo-European h₂weh₁-, a root meaning to blow or move.
wing (English): An appendage of an animal's body that enables it...
Definitions
- An appendage of an animal's body that enables it...
Ancestry of “wing”, step by step
wing traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English woman
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | woman | An adult female human; All female humans... |
| 2 | Middle English | womman | An female adult person; a woman; The female sex... |
| 3 | Old English | wīfmann | woman; female servant; woman |
| 4 | Old English | mann | person; man meaning mankind; man meaning adult... |
| 5 | Proto-West Germanic | mann | person, human |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | *mann- | — |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | men- | to think, mind; spiritual activity; to stay,... |