Meaning
An appendage of an animal's (bird, bat, insect) body that enables it to fly.
Etymology
Origin: Old English
From Middle English winge, wenge, from Old Norse vængr ("wing of a flying animal, wing of a building"; compare vængi (“ship's cabin”)), from Proto-Germanic *wēingijaz, from Proto-Indo-European *h₂weh₁- (“to blow”), thus related to wind. Cognate with Danish, Norwegian Bokmål, and Swedish vinge (“wing”), Elfdalian waingg (“wing”), Faroese vongur (“wing”), Icelandic vængur (“wing”), Norwegian Nynorsk veng (“wing”). Replaced native Middle English fither (from Old English fiþre, from Proto-Germanic *fiþriją), which merged with Middle English fether (from Old English feþer, from Proto-Germanic *feþrō). More at feather.
Synonyms & Antonyms
NYT Puzzle Appearances
Accepted in 15 recorded puzzles:
- 2026-10-04GHINOPW
- 2025-12-15IWAUGFN
- 2025-10-31WCGHINT
- 2025-06-06WANILGO
- 2025-04-03WGNIHLY
- 2025-02-16GWAVIEN
- 2024-07-19WDEGILN
- 2024-05-23WELHGIN
- 2024-04-19WGOKINR
- 2024-01-25ICTHGNW
- 2023-10-30WRAPIGN
- 2023-09-28IWGUPHN
+3 earlier appearances in the archive.