Where does “wegge” come from?

wegge (Middle English) comes from Old English wecg, from Proto-Germanic *wagi, from Proto-Germanic wagjaz, from Proto-Indo-European weǵʰ- — to bring; to transport.

wegge (Middle English): wedge

Definitions

  1. wedge

Ancestry of “wegge”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishwecgwedge; a mass of metal
2Proto-Germanic*wagi—
3Proto-Germanicwagjazwedge
4Proto-Indo-Europeanweǵʰ-to bring; to transport

Words derived from “wegge”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European weǵʰ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic wagjaz →Every word from Proto-Germanic *wagi →