Where does “-weg” come from?

-weg (Dutch) comes 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.

-weg (Dutch): ly, -wise; forms adverbs from adjectives

Definitions

  1. ly, -wise; forms adverbs from adjectives

Ancestry of “-weg”, step by step

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

Words derived from “-weg”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European weǵʰ- →