Where does “wagrift” come from?

wagrift (Old English) comes from Old English wāg, 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;...

wagrift (Old English): curtain

Definitions

  1. curtain

Ancestry of “wagrift”, step by step

wagrift traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Old English wāg

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishwāgwall; a wall, partition
2Proto-West Germanic*waigwall
3Proto-Germanicwaigaza wall
4Proto-Indo-Europeanweyḱ-to enter in; to settle; settlement
5Proto-Indo-Europeanwey-to wither; fade; to move, go ahead; to be strong;...

via Old English rift

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishrifta veil; curtain; cloak
2Proto-Germanicriftą—
3Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁rebʰ-to cover, to roof; rib
Every word from Proto-Indo-European wey- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European weyḱ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic waigaz →