Where does “wough” come from?

wough (Middle English) comes from Old English wōh, from Proto-Germanic wanhaz, from Proto-Indo-European wónkos, from Proto-Indo-European wenk- — to bend, slant, incline, twist, turn; to bend,...

wough (Middle English): wrong, unjust, bad; evil, immoral; untrue,...

Definitions

  1. wrong, unjust, bad; evil, immoral; untrue,...

Ancestry of “wough”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishwōhbending, crookedness; crooked, bent
2Proto-Germanicwanhazbent, crooked, twisted
3Proto-Indo-Europeanwónkoscrooked, bent
4Proto-Indo-Europeanwenk-to bend, slant, incline, twist, turn; to bend,...

Words derived from “wough”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European wenk- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European wónkos →Every word from Proto-Germanic wanhaz →