Where does “toegangsweg” come from?

toegangsweg (Dutch) comes from Dutch toegang, from Dutch gang, from Middle Dutch ganc, from Old Dutch gank, from Proto-Germanic gangaz, from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰongʰ-o-s, from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰengʰ- — to walk; to step.

toegangsweg (Dutch): access road any road which provides access to a particular place

Definitions

  1. access road any road which provides access to a particular place

Ancestry of “toegangsweg”, step by step

toegangsweg traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Dutch toegang

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchtoegangaccess, entrance
2Dutchgangpassageway, alley; gait, walk; journey
3Middle Dutchganc
4Old Dutchgank
5Proto-Germanicgangazpace, step, gait; walk; way, course
6Proto-Indo-Europeanǵʰongʰ-o-s
7Proto-Indo-Europeanǵʰengʰ-to walk; to step

via Dutch weg

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 “toegangsweg

Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰengʰ-