wig

Old English

noun
Definitions
  • war, battle

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Germanic *wīgą (war, battle) derived from Proto-Indo-European *weyk- (contain, separate, bend, curve, become equal, consecrate, wind, overcome, twist, exchange, choose, sacrifice, separate out, set aside as holy, fight, turn, revolve, weed out, envelop, hallow, swing, cull, conquer, divide, weave, make holy, yield).

Origin

Proto-Indo-European

*weyk-

Gloss

contain, separate, bend, curve, become equal, consecrate, wind, overcome, twist, exchange, choose, sacrifice, separate out, set aside as holy, fight, turn, revolve, weed out, envelop, hallow, swing, cull, conquer, divide, weave, make holy, yield

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