Where does “bilgeway” come from?

bilgeway (English) comes from English Way, from Middle English way, from Old English weġ, from Proto-West Germanic weg, from Proto-Germanic wēgaz, from Proto-Indo-European weǵʰ- — to bring; to transport.

bilgeway (English): Either of a pair of rails down which a ship is...

Definitions

  1. Either of a pair of rails down which a ship is...

Ancestry of “bilgeway”, step by step

bilgeway traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English Way

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishWayChristianity
2Middle Englishway—
3Old Englishweġway; path; way, road, path
4Proto-West Germanicwegway, road
5Proto-Germanicwēgazwave; sea
6Proto-Indo-Europeanweǵʰ-to bring; to transport

via English bilge

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishbilgeThe rounded portion of a ship's hull, forming a...
2EnglishbulgeSomething sticking out from a surface; a...
3Middle Englishbulgeleather bag; hump
4Old Northern Frenchboulgeleather bag
Every word from Proto-Indo-European weǵʰ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic wēgaz →Every word from Proto-West Germanic weg →