Where does “wāg” come from?

wāg (Old English) comes from Proto-West Germanic *waig, from Proto-Germanic waigaz, from Proto-Indo-European weyḱ-, from Proto-Indo-European wey- — to wither; fade; to move, go ahead; to be strong;...

wāg (Old English): wall; a wall, partition

Definitions

  1. wall; a wall, partition

Ancestry of “wāg”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-West Germanic*waigwall
2Proto-Germanicwaigaza wall
3Proto-Indo-Europeanweyḱ-to enter in; to settle; settlement
4Proto-Indo-Europeanwey-to wither; fade; to move, go ahead; to be strong;...

Words derived from “wāg”

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