Where does “wâge” come from?

wâge (Middle Dutch) comes from Old Dutch wāg, from Proto-Germanic wēgaz, from Proto-Indo-European weǵʰ- — to bring; to transport.

wâge (Middle Dutch): weight

Definitions

  1. weight

Ancestry of “wâge”, step by step

wâge traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Old Dutch wāg

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Dutchwāg—
2Proto-Germanicwēgazwave; sea
3Proto-Indo-Europeanweǵʰ-to bring; to transport

via Old Dutch wāga

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Dutchwāgaweight
2Proto-West Germanicwāguscales; weight

Words derived from “wâge”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European weǵʰ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic wēgaz →Every word from Old Dutch wāg →