Where does “wǣġe” come from?

wǣġe (Old English) comes from Proto-Germanic wēgō, from Proto-Germanic weganą, from Proto-Indo-European weǵʰ- — to bring; to transport.

wǣġe (Old English): weight

Definitions

  1. weight

Ancestry of “wǣġe”, step by step

wǣġe traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Proto-Germanic wēgō

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanicwēgōscales; weight
2Proto-Germanicweganąto move, to carry; to weigh
3Proto-Indo-Europeanweǵʰ-to bring; to transport

via Proto-Germanic wēgǭ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanicwēgǭweight

Words derived from “wǣġe”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European weǵʰ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic weganą →Every word from Proto-Germanic wēgō →