wang
Dutch (Brabantic)
/ʋɑŋ/
noun
Definitions
- cheek
Etymology
Inherited from Middle Dutch wange inherited from Old Dutch *wanga inherited from Proto-Germanic *wangô (cheek) derived from Proto-Indo-European *wenǵ- (cheek, neck).
Origin
Proto-Indo-European
*wenǵ-
Gloss
cheek, neck
Concept
Semantic Field
The body
Ontological Category
Person/Thing
Kanji
頬
Emoji
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- wang English
- wangtooth English
- Wange German
- Wangenknochen German
- rotwangig German
- kakken Dutch, Flemish
- kakwangen Dutch, Flemish
- wangzak Dutch, Flemish
- zak Dutch, Flemish
- *wenk- Proto-Indo-European
- *wenǵ- Proto-Indo-European
- *wangô Proto-Germanic
- *wangārijaz Proto-Germanic
- wange Old English
- wange Middle English
- vangi Old Norse
- vango Esperanto
- wange Middle Dutch
- wanga Old High German
- wang Afrikaans
- wange Middle High German
- *wanga Old Dutch
- *wankja lng