Where does “wegpromoveren” come from?

wegpromoveren (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.

wegpromoveren (Dutch): to promote, to assign to a higher position

Definitions

  1. to promote, to assign to a higher position

Ancestry of “wegpromoveren”, step by step

wegpromoveren 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 promoveren

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchpromoverento graduate; to promote
2Latinprōmovēre
Every word from Proto-Indo-European weǵʰ-Every word from Proto-Germanic wēgazEvery word from Proto-West Germanic weg
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