Where does “वेदाङ्ग” come from?

वेदाङ्ग (Sanskrit) comes from Sanskrit वेद, from Proto-Indo-European wóyde, from Proto-Indo-European weyd- — to see.

वेदाङ्ग (Sanskrit): a limb of the Veda; Name of certain works or...

Definitions

  1. a limb of the Veda; Name of certain works or...

Ancestry of “वेदाङ्ग”, step by step

वेदाङ्ग traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Sanskrit वेद

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Sanskritवेदknowledge, true or sacred knowledge or lore,...
2Proto-Indo-Europeanwóydeto have seen, to know
3Proto-Indo-Europeanweyd-to see

via Sanskrit अङ्ग

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Sanskritअङ्गa limb of the body; a limb, member; the body
2Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂eng-curve, bend

Words derived from “वेदाङ्ग”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European weyd- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European wóyde →Every word from Sanskrit वेद →