Where does “wag” come from?
wag (Old Saxon) comes from Proto-West Germanic wāg, from Proto-Germanic wēgaz, from Proto-Indo-European weǵʰ- — to bring; to transport.
Ancestry of “wag”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Proto-West Germanic | wāg | wave |
| 2 | Proto-Germanic | wēgaz | wave; sea |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | weǵʰ- | to bring; to transport |