Where does “wegcode” come from?

wegcode (Dutch) comes from Dutch code, from English code, from Middle English code, from Old English codd, from Proto-Germanic kuddô, from Proto-Indo-European gewt-, from Proto-Indo-European gū- — to bend; curve; arch; vault; to bow, bend, arch,...

wegcode (Dutch): rules of the road laws that govern driving, especially of motorists and cyclists

Definitions

  1. rules of the road laws that govern driving, especially of motorists and cyclists

Ancestry of “wegcode”, step by step

wegcode traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Dutch code

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchcodebook or body of laws, code of laws, lawbook;...
2EnglishcodeA short symbol, often with little relation to the...
3Middle EnglishcodeAny kind of plant gum; a gummy or resinous...
4Old Englishcoddbag; sack; husk
5Proto-Germanickuddôbag; pod; sack; purse
6Proto-Indo-Europeangewt-sack; pouch; pouch, sack
7Proto-Indo-Europeangū-to bend; curve; arch; vault; to bow, bend, arch,...

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
Every word from Proto-Indo-European gū-Every word from Proto-Indo-European gewt-Every word from Proto-Germanic kuddô