Where does “weger” come from?

weger (Dutch) comes from Dutch weeg, 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.

weger (Dutch): a weigher; someone, especially an official, who weighs objects

Definitions

  1. a weigher; someone, especially an official, who weighs objects

Ancestry of “weger”, step by step

weger traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Dutch weeg

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchweega wall consisting of a structure of laths and...
2Dutchwegway, road; away; gone, disappeared
3Middle Dutchwechway, road, path; journey; direction, approach
4Old Dutchwegway, path
5Proto-West Germanicwegway, road
6Proto-Germanicwēgazwave; sea
7Proto-Indo-Europeanweǵʰ-to bring; to transport

via Dutch er

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutcherthere; him, her, it, them; of them, of those
2Old Dutchiro
Every word from Proto-Indo-European weǵʰ-