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

  1. rod; stick; staff; female virgin

Ancestry of “verge”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Frenchvergévirgate
2Latinvirgatusmade of twigs; striped
3Latinvirgatwig, young shoot; rod, switch for flogging;...
4Proto-Italicwizgā—
5Proto-Indo-Europeanwisgeh₂flexible rod or stick

Words derived from “verge”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European wisgeh₂ →Every word from Proto-Italic wizgā →Every word from Latin virga →
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