Where does “wig” come from?

wig (Old Saxon) comes from Proto-West Germanic wīg, from Proto-Germanic wīgą, from Proto-Indo-European weyḱ-, from Proto-Indo-European wey- — to wither; fade; to move, go ahead; to be strong;...

wig (Old Saxon): war, battle; horse, steed

Definitions

  1. war, battle; horse, steed

Ancestry of “wig”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-West Germanicwīgbattle
2Proto-Germanicwīgąfight, battle
3Proto-Indo-Europeanweyḱ-to enter in; to settle; settlement
4Proto-Indo-Europeanwey-to wither; fade; to move, go ahead; to be strong;...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European wey- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European weyḱ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic wīgą →