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

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Englishwingen—
2Middle EnglishwengeAlternative form of winge
3Middle EnglishwingeA wing; A flank or section of an army; A method...
4Old Norsevængrwing
5Proto-Germanicwēngijaz—
6Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂weh₁-to blow

Words derived from “winged”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂weh₁- →