Where does “vergée” come from?

vergée (Norman) comes from Old French vergee, from Anglo-Norman vergé, from Latin virgatus, from Latin virga, from Proto-Italic wizgā, from Proto-Indo-European wisgeh₂ — flexible rod or stick.

vergée (Norman): vergée

Definitions

  1. vergée

Ancestry of “vergée”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Frenchvergee—
2Anglo-Normanvergévirgate
3Latinvirgatusmade of twigs; striped
4Latinvirgatwig, young shoot; rod, switch for flogging;...
5Proto-Italicwizgā—
6Proto-Indo-Europeanwisgeh₂flexible rod or stick
Every word from Proto-Indo-European wisgeh₂ →Every word from Proto-Italic wizgā →Every word from Latin virga →