Where does “vergé” come from?

vergé (French) comes from Middle French verge, from Old French vergé, from Latin virgatus, from Latin virga, from Proto-Italic wizgā, from Proto-Indo-European wisgeh₂ — flexible rod or stick.

vergé (French): past participle of verger; ribbed, veined; laid

Definitions

  1. past participle of verger; ribbed, veined; laid

Ancestry of “vergé”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Frenchvergerod; stick; staff; female virgin
2Old Frenchvergévirgate
3Latinvirgatusmade of twigs; striped
4Latinvirgatwig, young shoot; rod, switch for flogging;...
5Proto-Italicwizgā—
6Proto-Indo-Europeanwisgeh₂flexible rod or stick

Words derived from “vergé”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European wisgeh₂ →Every word from Proto-Italic wizgā →Every word from Latin virga →