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Where does “waigaz” come from?

waigaz (Proto-Germanic) comes from Proto-Indo-European weyḱ-, from Proto-Indo-European wey- — to wither; fade; to move, go ahead; to be strong;...

waigaz (Proto-Germanic): a wall

Definitions

  1. a wall

Ancestry of “waigaz”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Indo-Europeanweyḱ-to enter in; to settle; settlement
2Proto-Indo-Europeanwey-to wither; fade; to move, go ahead; to be strong;...

Words derived from “waigaz”

  • woh
  • wouh
  • waugh
  • wāh
  • wæg
  • wāg
  • wāch
  • wāg
  • Wooge
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