Where does “*waig” come from?

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

*waig (Proto-West Germanic): wall

Definitions

  1. wall

Ancestry of “*waig”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanicwaigaza wall
2Proto-Indo-Europeanweyḱ-to enter in; to settle; settlement
3Proto-Indo-Europeanwey-to wither; fade; to move, go ahead; to be strong;...

Words derived from “*waig”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European wey- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European weyḱ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic waigaz →