Where does “vèrdgette” come from?
vèrdgette (Norman) comes from Norman vèrgue, from Latin virga, from Proto-Italic wizgā, from Proto-Indo-European wisgeh₂ — flexible rod or stick.
vèrdgette (Norman): cane, switch
Ancestry of “vèrdgette”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Norman | vèrgue | cane; yard; penis |
| 2 | Latin | virga | twig, young shoot; rod, switch for flogging;... |
| 3 | Proto-Italic | wizgā | — |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | wisgeh₂ | flexible rod or stick |