Where does “waag” come from?

waag (North Frisian) comes from Old Frisian weg, from Proto-West Germanic wāg, from Proto-Germanic wēgaz, from Proto-Indo-European weǵʰ- — to bring; to transport.

waag (North Frisian): wave

Definitions

  1. wave

Ancestry of “waag”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Frisianwegwave
2Proto-West Germanicwāgwave
3Proto-Germanicwēgazwave; sea
4Proto-Indo-Europeanweǵʰ-to bring; to transport
Every word from Proto-Indo-European weǵʰ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic wēgaz →Every word from Proto-West Germanic wāg →
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