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
Ancestry of “wāge”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Middle Low German | wāge | wave |
| 2 | Old Saxon | wag | — |
| 3 | Proto-West Germanic | wāg | wave |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | wēgaz | wave; sea |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | weǵʰ- | to bring; to transport |
Words derived from “wāge”