*wangô

Runic: ᚹᚨᚾᚷᛟ Pronunciation: /ˈwɑŋ.ɡɔːː/

noun · neuter · an-stem

Meanings

cheek; jaw

From Proto-Indo-European *wengʰ-, *wenk- (‘to be bent or bowed’); see *wangaz (‘meadow’) for more cognates.

*wangā (Proto-West Germanic)
- *wangja, *wankja (Lombardic)
  - *guancia (Vulgar Latin)
    - zgwanza (Emilian)
    - guancia, gargia (Italian)
    - zguandza, zguanza, zgwand (Lombard)
    - gardza (Neapolitan)
    - guankia (Romagnol)
    - gargia (Sicilian)
    - zguandza, zguanza, zgwand (Venetan)
*wangā (Proto-West Germanic)
- wanga (Old Dutch)
  - wange (Middle Dutch)
    - wang (Dutch)
*wangā (Proto-West Germanic)
- wange, wonge (Old English)
  - wange (Middle English)
    - wang (English)
    - wang, wan (Scots)
*wangā (Proto-West Germanic)
- *wange (Old Frisian)
  - wang (West Frisian)
*wangā (Proto-West Germanic)
- wanga (Old High German)
  - wange (Middle High German)
    - Wange (German)
*wangā (Proto-West Germanic)
- wanga (Old Saxon)
  - wange (Middle Low German)
    - Wang (Low German)
vangi (Old Norse)
- vangi (Faroese)
- vangi (Icelandic)
- vange (Norwegian)
*𐍅𐌰𐌲𐌲𐍉 (*waggō) (Gothic)