Where does “wange” come from?

wange (Middle English) comes from Old English wange, from Proto-Germanic wangô, from Proto-Indo-European wenǵ- — neck, cheek.

wange (Middle English): cheek; jaw

Definitions

  1. cheek; jaw

Ancestry of “wange”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishwangecheek, jaw
2Proto-Germanicwangôcheek; jaw
3Proto-Indo-Europeanwenǵ-neck, cheek

Words derived from “wange”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European wenǵ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic wangô →Every word from Old English wange →
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