Where does “wegsluipen” come from?

wegsluipen (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.

wegsluipen (Dutch): to sneak off, slip away

Definitions

  1. to sneak off, slip away

Ancestry of “wegsluipen”, step by step

wegsluipen 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 sluipen

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchsluipento sneak, to move stealthily
2Middle Dutchslupen—
3Old Dutchslūpanto creep, to sneak
4Proto-West Germanic*sleupanto sneak, to creep (move stealthily)
5Proto-GermanicsleupanąTo creep, slink, sneak, slip
6Proto-Indo-Europeanslewb(ʰ)-to slip, glide
Every word from Proto-Indo-European weǵʰ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic wēgaz →Every word from Proto-West Germanic weg →
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