Where does “wigen” come from?

wigen (Middle Dutch) comes from Old Dutch wīgan, from Proto-Germanic wiganą, from Proto-Indo-European weyḱ-, from Proto-Indo-European wey- — to wither; fade; to move, go ahead; to be strong;...

wigen (Middle Dutch): to fight, to battle, to war

Definitions

  1. to fight, to battle, to war

Ancestry of “wigen”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Dutchwīgan—
2Proto-Germanicwiganąto fight, to battle
3Proto-Indo-Europeanweyḱ-to enter in; to settle; settlement
4Proto-Indo-Europeanwey-to wither; fade; to move, go ahead; to be strong;...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European wey- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European weyḱ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic wiganą →