Where does “vēgen” come from?

vēgen (Middle Dutch) comes from Old Dutch fegōn, from Proto-West Germanic faginōn, from Proto-Germanic faginōną, from Proto-Indo-European pōḱ-.

vēgen (Middle Dutch): to sweep, to clean

Definitions

  1. to sweep, to clean

Ancestry of “vēgen”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Dutchfegōnto cleanse
2Proto-West Germanicfaginōnto gladden, rejoice
3Proto-Germanicfaginōnąto gladden, rejoice
4Proto-Indo-Europeanpōḱ-—

Words derived from “vēgen”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European pōḱ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic faginōną →Every word from Proto-West Germanic faginōn →