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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”

  • woo
  • wooing
  • wooer
  • wooingly
  • wooable
  • outwoo
  • woo-monger
  • wowen
  • woȝen
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