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

clearway 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 Clear

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishClearAn idea state of beingness free of unwanted...
2Middle EnglishclereAlternative spelling of cler
3Old Frenchclerbright, well-lit, not dark; clear
4Latinclārusclear, bright
5Proto-Indo-Europeanḱelh₁-to warm up, to be hot; to warm up, be hot
Every word from Proto-Indo-European weǵʰ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic wēgaz →Every word from Proto-West Germanic weg →
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