Where does “vango” come from?

vango (Esperanto) comes from German wange, from Middle High German wange, from Old High German wanga, from Proto-Germanic wangô, from Proto-Indo-European wenǵ- — neck, cheek.

vango (Esperanto): cheek

Definitions

  1. cheek

Ancestry of “vango”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanwangecheek (on the face)
2Middle High Germanwange—
3Old High Germanwangacheek
4Proto-Germanicwangôcheek; jaw
5Proto-Indo-Europeanwenǵ-neck, cheek

Words derived from “vango”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European wenǵ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic wangô →Every word from Old High German wanga →