Where does “stadigvæk” come from?

stadigvæk (Danish) comes from Danish væk, from Middle Low German wech, from Middle Low German weg, from Old Saxon weg, from Proto-West Germanic weg, from Proto-Germanic wēgaz, from Proto-Indo-European weǵʰ- — to bring; to transport.

stadigvæk (Danish): still (in the same way as before)

Definitions

  1. still (in the same way as before)

Ancestry of “stadigvæk”, step by step

stadigvæk traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Danish væk

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Danishvækgone; away; imperative of vække
2Middle Low Germanwech—
3Middle Low Germanwegway
4Old Saxonwegway; path; road
5Proto-West Germanicwegway, road
6Proto-Germanicwēgazwave; sea
7Proto-Indo-Europeanweǵʰ-to bring; to transport

via Danish stadig

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Danishstadigconstant; settled; continuous
2Old Norsestǫðugrsteady, stable
3Old Norsestaðra place, spot, abode; a city, town, palace; a...
4Proto-Germanicstadizplace, location
5Proto-Indo-Europeanstéh₂tisstanding, position
6Proto-Indo-European*steh₂-—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European weǵʰ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic wēgaz →Every word from Proto-West Germanic weg →