Where does “hoistway” come from?

hoistway (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.

hoistway (English): An opening for the hoist, or elevator, in the...

Definitions

  1. An opening for the hoist, or elevator, in the...

Ancestry of “hoistway”, step by step

hoistway 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 hoist

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishhoistTo raise; to lift; to elevate; To lift a trophy...
2Englishhoiseto hoist; to hoist, be raised
3Middle Dutchhisen—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European weǵʰ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic wēgaz →Every word from Proto-West Germanic weg →