Etymology Explorer › English

Where does “clearway” come from?

clearway (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.

clearway (English): A road or other path that is kept free of...

Definitions

  1. A road or other path that is kept free of...

Ancestry of “clearway”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishWay—
2Middle Englishway—
3Old Englishweġway; path; way, road, path
4Proto-West Germanicwegway, road
5Proto-Germanicwēgazwave; sea
6Proto-Indo-Europeanweǵʰ-to bring; to transport
Every word from Proto-Indo-European weǵʰ- →