Where does “Wooge” come from?
Wooge (Saterland Frisian) comes from Old Frisian wāch, from Proto-Germanic waigaz, from Proto-Indo-European weyḱ-, from Proto-Indo-European wey- — to wither; fade; to move, go ahead; to be strong;...
Wooge (Saterland Frisian): a wall; partition
Ancestry of “Wooge”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Old Frisian | wāch | — |
| 2 | Proto-Germanic | waigaz | a wall |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | weyḱ- | to enter in; to settle; settlement |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | wey- | to wither; fade; to move, go ahead; to be strong;... |