Where does “wīgan” come from?

wīgan (Old Dutch) comes from Proto-Germanic wiganą, from Proto-Indo-European weyḱ-, from Proto-Indo-European wey- — to wither; fade; to move, go ahead; to be strong;...

Ancestry of “wīgan”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanicwiganąto fight, to battle
2Proto-Indo-Europeanweyḱ-to enter in; to settle; settlement
3Proto-Indo-Europeanwey-to wither; fade; to move, go ahead; to be strong;...

Words derived from “wīgan”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European wey- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European weyḱ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic wiganą →