Where does “causeway” come from?
Causeway comes from Middle English cauceweye, meaning a raised road across water or marshy ground.
causeway (English): A road that is raised, so as to be above water,...
Definitions
- A road that is raised, so as to be above water,...
Ancestry of “causeway”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Middle English | cawcewey | causeway |
| 2 | Middle English | wey | Alternative form of whey |
| 3 | Old English | weġ | way; path; way, road, path |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | weg | way, road |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | wēgaz | wave; sea |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | weǵʰ- | to bring; to transport |
Words derived from “causeway”