Where does “verga” come from?

verga (Italian) comes from Italian vergare, from Italian Verga, from Latin virga, from Proto-Italic wizgā, from Proto-Indo-European wisgeh₂ — flexible rod or stick.

verga (Italian): cane, rod; crook; penis, dick

Definitions

  1. cane, rod; crook; penis, dick

Ancestry of “verga”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1ItalianvergareTo cane; To write
2ItalianVergacane, rod
3Latinvirgatwig, young shoot; rod, switch for flogging;...
4Proto-Italicwizgā—
5Proto-Indo-Europeanwisgeh₂flexible rod or stick
Every word from Proto-Indo-European wisgeh₂ →