Where does “wegvagen” come from?

wegvagen (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.

wegvagen (Dutch): to wipe out, raze

Definitions

  1. to wipe out, raze

Ancestry of “wegvagen”, step by step

wegvagen 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 vagen

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1DutchvagenAlternative form of vegen; sweep, wipe
2Old Dutchfāgen—
3Proto-Germanicfēgijanąto decorate, make beautiful
4Proto-Indo-Europeanpōḱ-—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European weǵʰ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic wēgaz →Every word from Proto-West Germanic weg →