Where does “vage” come from?

vage (Middle English) comes from Middle English wage, from Anglo-Norman wage, from Old Norse vágr, from Proto-Germanic wēgaz, from Proto-Indo-European weǵʰ- — to bring; to transport.

vage (Middle English): Alternative form of wage

Definitions

  1. Alternative form of wage

Ancestry of “vage”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle EnglishwageA wage; earnings; Money reserved for the payment...
2Anglo-Normanwagewave; Alternative form of gage
3Old Norsevágrocean, sea; inlet, bay
4Proto-Germanicwēgazwave; sea
5Proto-Indo-Europeanweǵʰ-to bring; to transport
Every word from Proto-Indo-European weǵʰ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic wēgaz →Every word from Old Norse vágr →