Where does “virge” come from?

virge (Old French) comes from Latin virga, from Proto-Italic wizgā, from Proto-Indo-European wisgeh₂ — flexible rod or stick.

virge (Old French): Alternative form of verge

Definitions

  1. Alternative form of verge

Ancestry of “virge”, step by step

virge traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Latin virga

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinvirgatwig, young shoot; rod, switch for flogging;...
2Proto-Italicwizgā—
3Proto-Indo-Europeanwisgeh₂flexible rod or stick

via Old French virgene

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Frenchvirgenevirgin
2LatinVirginem—
3LatinVirgoVirgo (constellation)
Every word from Proto-Indo-European wisgeh₂ →Every word from Proto-Italic wizgā →Every word from Latin virga →