waw

waw · verb¹

1. Proto-Indo-European · derived from*weǵʰ-“to drag, carry”
2. Proto-Germanic · inherited from*wagōną“to move”
3. Proto-West Germanic · inherited from*wagōn
4. Old English · inherited fromwagian“to move, shake, swing, totter”
5. Middle English · inherited fromwawen
6. English todaywaw

From Middle English wawen, waȝien, from Old English wagian (“to move, shake, swing, totter”), from Proto-West Germanic *wagōn, from Proto-Germanic *wagōną (“to move”), from Proto-Indo-European *weǵʰ- (“to drag, carry”). Cognate with German wagen (“to venture, dare, risk”), Dutch wagen (“to venture, dare, also to move, stir”), Swedish våga (“to dare”).

waw · noun²

1. Proto-Indo-European · derived from*weǵʰ-“to drag, carry”
2. Proto-Germanic · inherited from*wēgaz“wave, storm”
3. Proto-West Germanic · inherited from*wāg
4. Old English · inherited fromwǣg“motion, water, wave, billow, flood, sea”
5. Middle English · inherited fromwawe
6. English todaywaw

From Middle English wawe, waȝe, waghe, from Old English wǣg (“motion, water, wave, billow, flood, sea”), from Proto-West Germanic *wāg, from Proto-Germanic *wēgaz (“wave, storm”), from Proto-Indo-European *weǵʰ- (“to drag, carry”). Cognates Cognate with North Frisian waag (“wave”), West Frisian weach (“wave”), Dutch waag (“wave”), German Woge, Wooge (“wave”), Danish vove, våg (“wave”), Faroese vágur (“bay”), Icelandic vogur (“bay”), Norwegian Bokmål, Norwegian Nynorsk and Swedish våg (“wave”), Gothic 𐍅𐌴𐌲𐍃 (wēgs, “wave”), French vague (“wave”) (from Old Norse vágr (“ocean, sea; wave”)). See also wave.

waw · noun³

1. Proto-Indo-European · derived from*weyk-“to bend, twist”
2. Proto-Germanic · inherited from*waigaz“wall”
3. Proto-West Germanic · inherited from*waig
4. Old English · inherited fromwāh
5. Middle English · inherited fromwawe
6. English todaywaw

From Middle English wawe, wowe, waugh, wough, from Old English wāh, wāg (“a wall, partition”), from Proto-West Germanic *waig, from Proto-Germanic *waigaz (“wall”), from Proto-Indo-European *weyk- (“to bend, twist”). Cognate with Scots wauch, vauch, Saterland Frisian Wooge (“indoor wall, partition”).

waw · noun⁴

1. Arabic · borrowed fromوَاو
2. English todaywaw

From Arabic وَاو (wāw). Doublet of wau.

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