Where does “wanga” come from?

wanga (Old Dutch) comes from Proto-West Germanic *wangā, from Proto-Germanic wangô, from Proto-Indo-European wenǵ- — neck, cheek.

wanga (Old Dutch): jaw

Definitions

  1. jaw

Ancestry of “wanga”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-West Germanic*wangā—
2Proto-Germanicwangôcheek; jaw
3Proto-Indo-Europeanwenǵ-neck, cheek

Words derived from “wanga”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European wenǵ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic wangô →Every word from Proto-West Germanic *wangā →