Where does “wanga” come from?

wanga (Old High German) comes from Proto-Germanic wangô, from Proto-Indo-European wenǵ- — neck, cheek.

wanga (Old High German): cheek

Definitions

  1. cheek

Ancestry of “wanga”, step by step

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

Words derived from “wanga”

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