Where does “wegenaanleg” come from?

wegenaanleg (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.

wegenaanleg (Dutch): road construction

Definitions

  1. road construction

Ancestry of “wegenaanleg”, step by step

wegenaanleg 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 aanleg

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchaanlegbent, disposition, nature; facility, talent;...
2Dutchaanleggento set up, lay out; to construct, to build; to...
3Middle Dutchaenleggen—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European weǵʰ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic wēgaz →Every word from Proto-West Germanic weg →