Where does “weggooi” come from?

weggooi (Afrikaans) comes from Dutch weggooien, from Dutch weg, from Middle Dutch wech, from Old Dutch weg, from Proto-West Germanic weg, from Proto-Germanic wēgaz, from Proto-Indo-European weǵʰ- — to bring; to transport.

weggooi (Afrikaans): to throw away

Definitions

  1. to throw away

Ancestry of “weggooi”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchweggooiento throw away, discard
2Dutchwegway, road; away; gone, disappeared
3Middle Dutchwechway, road, path; journey; direction, approach
4Old Dutchwegway, path
5Proto-West Germanicwegway, road
6Proto-Germanicwēgazwave; sea
7Proto-Indo-Europeanweǵʰ-to bring; to transport

Words derived from “weggooi”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European weǵʰ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic wēgaz →Every word from Proto-West Germanic weg →