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
Ancestry of “wāg”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Proto-West Germanic | *waig | — |
| 2 | Proto-Germanic | waigaz | a wall |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | weyḱ- | to enter in; to settle; settlement |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | wey- | to wither; fade; to move, go ahead; to be strong;... |