Where does “wogen” come from?

wogen (German) comes from German Woge, from Middle High German wāge, from Middle Low German wāge, from Old Saxon wag, from Proto-West Germanic wāg, from Proto-Germanic wēgaz, from Proto-Indo-European weǵʰ- — to bring; to transport.

wogen (German): to undulate, to move in a wavelike manner

Definitions

  1. to undulate, to move in a wavelike manner

Ancestry of “wogen”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanWogewater wave
2Middle High Germanwāgewave; scale
3Middle Low Germanwāgewave
4Old Saxonwagwave
5Proto-West Germanicwāgwave
6Proto-Germanicwēgazwave; sea
7Proto-Indo-Europeanweǵʰ-to bring; to transport
Every word from Proto-Indo-European weǵʰ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic wēgaz →Every word from Proto-West Germanic wāg →