Where does “ventweg” come from?

ventweg (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.

ventweg (Dutch): frontage road, service road

Definitions

  1. frontage road, service road

Ancestry of “ventweg”, step by step

ventweg traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

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

via Dutch venten

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchventento peddle
2Frenchventesale; first-person singular present indicative of...
3Latinvēndōto sell, vend
4Latinvenum dogive for sale
Every word from Proto-Indo-European weǵʰ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic wēgaz →Every word from Proto-West Germanic weg →