Where does “wegwerpen” come from?
wegwerpen (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.
wegwerpen (Dutch): to cast away, to throw out; to reject
Definitions
- to cast away, to throw out; to reject
Ancestry of “wegwerpen”, step by step
wegwerpen traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Dutch weg
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dutch | weg | way, road; away; gone, disappeared |
| 2 | Middle Dutch | wech | way, road, path; journey; direction, approach |
| 3 | Old Dutch | weg | way, path |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | weg | way, road |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | wēgaz | wave; sea |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | weǵʰ- | to bring; to transport |
via Dutch werpen
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dutch | werpen | to throw; to give birth |
| 2 | Middle Dutch | werpen | to throw; to cast off, to lose; to give birth |
| 3 | Old Dutch | werpan | to throw, to cast |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | werpaną | to throw; to cast |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | werb- | to throw, twist, bend; to turn, bend, twist; to... |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | wer- | to burn; to cover, heed, notice; squirrel |