Where does “wāge” come from?

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

wāge (Middle Low German): wave

Definitions

  1. wave

Ancestry of “wāge”, step by step

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

Words derived from “wāge”

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