Where does “werżet” come from?
werżet (Polish) comes from French vergette, from French vergé, from Middle French verge, from Old French vergé, from Latin virgatus, from Latin virga, from Proto-Italic wizgā, from Proto-Indo-European wisgeh₂ — flexible rod or stick.
werżet (Polish): men's hairstyle popular in the 18th century, in the form of hair sticking out in a manner similar to the bristles of a paintbrush
Definitions
- men's hairstyle popular in the 18th century, in the form of hair sticking out in a manner similar to the bristles of a paintbrush
Ancestry of “werżet”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | French | vergette | A small rod; A clothes-brush; A pale at least... |
| 2 | French | vergé | past participle of verger; ribbed, veined; laid |
| 3 | Middle French | verge | rod; stick; staff; female virgin |
| 4 | Old French | vergé | virgate |
| 5 | Latin | virgatus | made of twigs; striped |
| 6 | Latin | virga | twig, young shoot; rod, switch for flogging;... |
| 7 | Proto-Italic | wizgā | — |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | wisgeh₂ | flexible rod or stick |