An Etymological Dictionary of the German Language/Wage

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An Etymological Dictionary of the German Language, W (1891)
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Friedrich Kluge2507000An Etymological Dictionary of the German Language, W — Wage1891John Francis Davis

​ Wage, f., ‘balance,’ from MidHG. wâdge, OHG. wâga, f., ‘balance, weighing-machine’ (allied to wägen). Corresponding to OSax. wâga, Du. waag, AS. wœ̂g (whence E. to weigh), OIc. vâg, f., ‘balance.’ Allied to the Teut. root weg in wiegen.

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