Where does “wāge” come from?

wāge (Middle High German) comes from Middle Low German wāge, from Old Saxon wag, from Proto-West Germanic wāg, from Proto-Germanic wēgaz, from Proto-Indo-European weǵʰ- — to bring; to transport.

wāge (Middle High German): wave; scale

Definitions

  1. wave; scale

Ancestry of “wāge”, step by step

wāge traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Middle Low German wāge

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Low Germanwāgewave
2Old Saxonwagwave
3Proto-West Germanicwāgwave
4Proto-Germanicwēgazwave; sea
5Proto-Indo-Europeanweǵʰ-to bring; to transport

via Old High German wāga

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old High Germanwāgascales, balance; weight
2Proto-Germanicwēgǭweight

Words derived from “wāge”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European weǵʰ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic wēgaz →Every word from Proto-West Germanic wāg →