Where does “away” come from?

Away comes from Middle English away, derived from Old English onweġ, itself composed of Old English on and weġ.

away (English): From a place, hence; Aside; off; in another...

Definitions

  1. From a place, hence; Aside; off; in another...

Ancestry of “away”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle EnglishawayOut, away , off; Sideways, to a side
2Proto-Indo-Europeanaweg

Words derived from “away

Every word from Proto-Indo-European aweg