Comparative evidence

u̯eǵ

• Lat. uigil -ilis. m., (f.) ‘sentry’, ‘guard’ (OLD: 2061) 

• Lat. uigeō -ēre ‘be active’, ‘be lively’, ‘flourish’, ‘prosper’, ‘excel’, ‘thrive’ (OLD: 2061)

• Lat. uegeō -ēre ‘impart vigour’, ‘enliven’ (OLD: 2019)

References

OLD = Glare, P. G. W. 1968. Oxford Latin Dictionary. Oxford: Clarendon Press.