Where does “wang” come from?

wang (Old Danish) comes from Old Norse vangr, from Proto-Germanic wangaz — field, meadow.

Ancestry of “wang”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norsevangra garden, field, meadow
2Proto-Germanicwangazfield, meadow

Words derived from “wang

Every word from Proto-Germanic wangazEvery word from Old Norse vangr