Where does “wegebben” come from?

wegebben (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.

wegebben (Dutch): to fade away slowly, ebb away

Definitions

  1. to fade away slowly, ebb away

Ancestry of “wegebben”, step by step

wegebben 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 ebben

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchebbento ebb, to recede; ebony
2Dutcheben—
3Middle Dutchebeen—
4Latinhebenusebony
5Ancient Greekἔβενοςebony tree, wood
6Egyptianhbnjebony
Every word from Proto-Indo-European weǵʰ- →