Where does “wīg” come from?

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

wīg (Proto-West Germanic): battle

Definitions

  1. battle

Ancestry of “wīg”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanicwīgąfight, battle
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 “wīg”

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