Where does “veeg” come from?

veeg (Dutch) comes from Dutch vegen, from Middle Dutch vēgen, from Old Dutch fegōn, from Proto-West Germanic faginōn, from Proto-Germanic faginōną, from Proto-Indo-European pōḱ-.

veeg (Dutch): a swipe; doomed to die; near death

Definitions

  1. a swipe; doomed to die; near death

Ancestry of “veeg”, step by step

veeg traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Dutch vegen

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchvegento sweep; to brush; to wipe
2Middle Dutchvēgento sweep, to clean
3Old Dutchfegōnto cleanse
4Proto-West Germanicfaginōnto gladden, rejoice
5Proto-Germanicfaginōnąto gladden, rejoice
6Proto-Indo-Europeanpōḱ-—

via Middle Dutch veghe

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Dutchveghe—
2Old Saxonfegidoomed
3Proto-Germanicfaigijazfey, doomed to die
4Proto-Indo-Europeanpeyḱ-to hew, cut out; to stitch, embroider, sting; to...

Words derived from “veeg”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European pōḱ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic faginōną →Every word from Proto-West Germanic faginōn →