Where does “wāge” come from?

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

wāge (Middle Dutch): weight

Definitions

  1. weight

Ancestry of “wāge”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Dutchwaech—
2Old Dutchwāg—
3Proto-Germanicwēgazwave; sea
4Proto-Indo-Europeanweǵʰ-to bring; to transport
Every word from Proto-Indo-European weǵʰ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic wēgaz →Every word from Old Dutch wāg →