Where does “melkwegstelsel” come from?
melkwegstelsel (Dutch) comes from Dutch Melkweg, 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.
melkwegstelsel (Dutch): galaxy
Ancestry of “melkwegstelsel”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Dutch | Melkweg | Milky Way |
| 2 | Dutch | weg | way, road; away; gone, disappeared |
| 3 | Middle Dutch | wech | way, road, path; journey; direction, approach |
| 4 | Old Dutch | weg | way, path |
| 5 | Proto-West Germanic | weg | way, road |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | wēgaz | wave; sea |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | weǵʰ- | to bring; to transport |