Where does “vèrgue” come from?

vèrgue (Norman) comes from Latin virga, from Proto-Italic wizgā, from Proto-Indo-European wisgeh₂ — flexible rod or stick.

vèrgue (Norman): cane; yard; penis

Definitions

  1. cane; yard; penis

Ancestry of “vèrgue”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinvirgatwig, young shoot; rod, switch for flogging;...
2Proto-Italicwizgā
3Proto-Indo-Europeanwisgeh₂flexible rod or stick

Words derived from “vèrgue

Every word from Proto-Indo-European wisgeh₂Every word from Proto-Italic wizgāEvery word from Latin virga