Where does “slopeways” come from?

slopeways (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.

Ancestry of “slopeways”, step by step

slopeways traces back through 3 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 slope

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishslopeAn area of ground that tends evenly upward or...
2EnglishaslopeSlanted or sloping; In an unintended or...
3Middle Englishaslope—

via English S

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishSThe ordinal number nineteenth, derived from this...
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