Where does “wegstappen” come from?

wegstappen (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.

wegstappen (Dutch): to step away, to walk away

Definitions

  1. to step away, to walk away

Ancestry of “wegstappen”, step by step

wegstappen 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 stappen

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchstappento march; to step; to go out
2Middle Dutchstappento step
3Old Dutchstappen—
4West Germanic*stappjan—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European weǵʰ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic wēgaz →Every word from Proto-West Germanic weg →