Where does “wange” come from?

wange (Old English) comes from Proto-Germanic wangô, from Proto-Indo-European wenǵ- — neck, cheek.

wange (Old English): cheek, jaw

Definitions

  1. cheek, jaw

Ancestry of “wange”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanicwangôcheek; jaw
2Proto-Indo-Europeanwenǵ-neck, cheek

Words derived from “wange”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European wenǵ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic wangô →