Where does “wǣġ” come from?

wǣġ (Old English) comes from Proto-Germanic wēgaz, from Proto-Indo-European weǵʰ- — to bring; to transport.

wǣġ (Old English): a weight; a tool for weighing, balance, scale

Definitions

  1. a weight; a tool for weighing, balance, scale

Ancestry of “wǣġ”, step by step

wǣġ traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Proto-Germanic wēgaz

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanicwēgazwave; sea
2Proto-Indo-Europeanweǵʰ-to bring; to transport

via Proto-West Germanic wāgu

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-West Germanicwāguscales; weight

Words derived from “wǣġ”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European weǵʰ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic wēgaz →