Where does “wegwaaien” come from?

wegwaaien (Dutch) comes from Dutch waaien, from Middle Dutch wâyen, from Old Dutch wāien, from Proto-West Germanic *wāan, from Proto-Germanic wēaną, from Proto-Indo-European h₂wḗh₁ti, from Proto-Indo-European h₂weh₁- — to blow.

wegwaaien (Dutch): to be blown away by the wind

Definitions

  1. to be blown away by the wind

Ancestry of “wegwaaien”, step by step

wegwaaien traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Dutch waaien

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchwaaiento blow; to be windy
2Middle Dutchwâyento blow (of wind)
3Old Dutchwāiento blow (of wind)
4Proto-West Germanic*wāanto blow
5Proto-Germanicwēanąto blow
6Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂wḗh₁tito blow
7Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂weh₁-to blow

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
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂weh₁- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂wḗh₁ti →Every word from Proto-Germanic wēaną →