Etymology

wanger

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Today it means: A rest or cushion for the cheek; a pillow. Full definition →

Middle English wangere ← Old English wangere ← Proto-West Germanic *wangārī
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wanger · noun1

  1. Proto-Indo-European · derived from*wenǵ-“neck, cheek”
  2. Proto-Germanic · inherited from*wangārijaz
  3. Proto-West Germanic · inherited from*wangārī
  4. Old English · inherited fromwangere“pillow, bolster”
  5. Middle English · inherited fromwangere
  6. English todaywanger

From Middle English wangere, from Old English wangere (“pillow, bolster”), from Proto-West Germanic *wangārī, from Proto-Germanic *wangārijaz, suffixed form of *wangiją (“pillow, cushion”), from Proto-Indo-European *wenǵ- (“neck, cheek”). Cognate with Old High German wangari (“pillow”), Gothic 𐍅𐌰𐌲𐌲𐌰𐍂𐌹 (waggari, “pillow”). Related to Old English wange (“cheek”). More at wang.

wanger · noun2

Related to wang.

Wanger · proper noun3

  1. German · borrowed fromWanger
  2. English todayWanger

Borrowed from German Wanger.

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