Where does “cartway” come from?

cartway (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.

cartway (English): A way or road for carts

Definitions

  1. A way or road for carts

Ancestry of “cartway”, step by step

cartway traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English way

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Englishway"To do with a place or places."; A method or...
2Middle Englishway—
3Old Englishweġway; path; way, road, path
4Proto-West Germanicwegway, road
5Proto-Germanicwēgazwave; sea
6Proto-Indo-Europeanweǵʰ-to bring; to transport

via English cart

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishcartA small, open, wheeled vehicle, drawn or pushed...
2Middle Englishcart—
3Old Norsekartrwagon; wagon; cart
4Old Englishlæcca boggy stream
Every word from Proto-Indo-European weǵʰ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic wēgaz →Every word from Proto-West Germanic weg →