Where does “wegwezen” come from?

wegwezen (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.

wegwezen (Dutch): to go away, to be gone; to get out, to scram

Definitions

  1. to go away, to be gone; to get out, to scram

Ancestry of “wegwezen”, step by step

wegwezen 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 wezen

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1DutchwezenA being, creature; system, sector, institution;...
2Middle Dutchwēsento be
3Old Dutchwesanto be
4Proto-West Germanicwesanto be
5Proto-Germanic*wesaną
6Proto-Indo-Europeanwes-to dress, clothe
Every word from Proto-Indo-European weǵʰ-
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