Where does “wange” come from?

wange (Middle Dutch) comes from Old Dutch wanga, from Proto-West Germanic *wangā, from Proto-Germanic wangô, from Proto-Indo-European wenǵ- — neck, cheek.

Ancestry of “wange”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Dutchwangajaw
2Proto-West Germanic*wangā—
3Proto-Germanicwangôcheek; jaw
4Proto-Indo-Europeanwenǵ-neck, cheek

Words derived from “wange”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European wenǵ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic wangô →Every word from Proto-West Germanic *wangā →