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Where does “wagjaz” come from?

wagjaz (Proto-Germanic) comes from Proto-Indo-European weǵʰ- — to bring; to transport.

wagjaz (Proto-Germanic): wedge

Definitions

  1. wedge

Ancestry of “wagjaz”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Indo-Europeanweǵʰ-to bring; to transport

Words derived from “wagjaz”

  • wedge
  • wedging
  • wedgie
  • wedgelike
  • wodge
  • weck
  • unwedgeable
  • wedgy
  • wadge
  • wedgewise
  • wedgetail
  • wedger
  • wedgeable
  • multiwedge
  • wedgitude
  • wedgebill
  • nanowedge
  • wedge-writing
  • crosswedge
  • Weck
  • Einweckglas
  • einwecken
  • Wegge
  • Wecken
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