Where does “verge” come from?
verge (Middle French) comes from Old French vergé, from Latin virgatus, from Latin virga, from Proto-Italic wizgā, from Proto-Indo-European wisgeh₂ — flexible rod or stick.
verge (Middle French): rod; stick; staff; female virgin
Definitions
- rod; stick; staff; female virgin
Ancestry of “verge”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Old French | vergé | virgate |
| 2 | Latin | virgatus | made of twigs; striped |
| 3 | Latin | virga | twig, young shoot; rod, switch for flogging;... |
| 4 | Proto-Italic | wizgā | — |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | wisgeh₂ | flexible rod or stick |
Words derived from “verge”