Where does “bevæge” come from?

bevæge (Danish) comes from Middle Low German bewegen, from Middle Low German wegen, from Old Saxon wegan, from Proto-West Germanic wegan, from Proto-Germanic weganą, from Proto-Indo-European weǵʰ- — to bring; to transport.

bevæge (Danish): to move (oneself)

Definitions

  1. to move (oneself)

Ancestry of “bevæge”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Low Germanbewegen—
2Middle Low Germanwegen—
3Old Saxonweganto carry, bear; to wear; to weigh
4Proto-West Germanicweganto carry; to weigh
5Proto-Germanicweganąto move, to carry; to weigh
6Proto-Indo-Europeanweǵʰ-to bring; to transport

Words derived from “bevæge”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European weǵʰ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic weganą →Every word from Proto-West Germanic wegan →