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Where does “Wegge” come from?

Wegge (German) comes from Old High German wecki, from Proto-West Germanic *wagi, from Proto-Germanic wagjaz, from Proto-Indo-European weǵʰ- — to bring; to transport.

Wegge (German): loaf, roll

Definitions

  1. loaf, roll

Ancestry of “Wegge”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old High Germanwecki—
2Proto-West Germanic*wagi—
3Proto-Germanicwagjazwedge
4Proto-Indo-Europeanweǵʰ-to bring; to transport
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