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