Where does “vergue” come from?

vergue (French) comes from Norman vèrgue, from Latin virga, from Proto-Italic wizgā, from Proto-Indo-European wisgeh₂ — flexible rod or stick.

vergue (French): yard

Definitions

  1. yard

Ancestry of “vergue”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Normanvèrguecane; yard; penis
2Latinvirgatwig, young shoot; rod, switch for flogging;...
3Proto-Italicwizgā—
4Proto-Indo-Europeanwisgeh₂flexible rod or stick

Words derived from “vergue”

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