Where does “laneway” come from?

laneway (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.

laneway (English): A narrow roadway; a lane

Definitions

  1. A narrow roadway; a lane

Ancestry of “laneway”, step by step

laneway 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 lane

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishlaneA road, street, or similar thoroughfare; A narrow...
2Middle Englishlanelane, alley narrow passage between buildings
3Old Englishlanelane, narrow path
4Proto-West Germaniclanulane, passageway
5Proto-Germaniclanōlane, passageway
Every word from Proto-Indo-European weǵʰ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic wēgaz →Every word from Proto-West Germanic weg →