Where does “wōgian” come from?

wōgian (Old English) comes from Proto-Germanic wanhō, from Proto-Indo-European wonk-, from Proto-Indo-European wā- — to move , to move so as to bend, turn; to bend,...

wōgian (Old English): to woo, court, marry

Definitions

  1. to woo, court, marry

Ancestry of “wōgian”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanicwanhōa bend, turn, corner, angle, curve, incline
2Proto-Indo-Europeanwonk-crooked, bent
3Proto-Indo-Europeanwā-to move , to move so as to bend, turn; to bend,...

Words derived from “wōgian”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European wā- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European wonk- →Every word from Proto-Germanic wanhō →