Where does “waugh” come from?
waugh (Middle English) comes from Old English wāg, from Proto-West Germanic *waig, from Proto-Germanic waigaz, from Proto-Indo-European weyḱ-, from Proto-Indo-European wey- — to wither; fade; to move, go ahead; to be strong;...
Ancestry of “waugh”, step by step
waugh traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Old English wāg
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Old English | wāg | wall; a wall, partition |
| 2 | Proto-West Germanic | *waig | wall |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | waigaz | a wall |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | weyḱ- | to enter in; to settle; settlement |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | wey- | to wither; fade; to move, go ahead; to be strong;... |
via Old English wāh
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Old English | wāh | an interior wall, divider |