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

Definitions

  1. galaxy

Ancestry of “melkwegstelsel”, step by step

melkwegstelsel traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Dutch Melkweg

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1DutchMelkwegMilky Way
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

via Dutch stelsel

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchstelselsystem
2Dutchstellento position; place; to state, to put forward; to...
3Middle Dutchstellen
4Old Dutchstellen—
5Proto-West Germanicstalljanto put, to place
6Proto-Indo-Europeanstel-to put, to place; to locate
Every word from Proto-Indo-European weǵʰ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic wēgaz →Every word from Proto-West Germanic weg →
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