Where does “winged” come from?
winged (Middle English) comes from Middle English wingen, from Middle English wenge, from Middle English winge, from Old Norse vængr, from Proto-Germanic wēngijaz, from Proto-Indo-European h₂weh₁- — to blow.
Ancestry of “winged”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Middle English | wingen | — |
| 2 | Middle English | wenge | Alternative form of winge |
| 3 | Middle English | winge | A wing; A flank or section of an army; A method... |
| 4 | Old Norse | vængr | wing |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | wēngijaz | — |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂weh₁- | to blow |
Words derived from “winged”