Where does “thalweg” come from?

thalweg (English) comes from German Thalweg, from German weg, from German enwec, from Old High German weg, from Proto-West Germanic weg, from Proto-Germanic wēgaz, from Proto-Indo-European weǵʰ- — to bring; to transport.

thalweg (English): The line that connects the lowest points in a...

Definitions

  1. The line that connects the lowest points in a...

Ancestry of “thalweg”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanThalwegObsolete spelling of Talweg which was deprecated...
2Germanwegaway; gone, not there; minus
3Germanenwec—
4Old High Germanwegway
5Proto-West Germanicwegway, road
6Proto-Germanicwēgazwave; sea
7Proto-Indo-Europeanweǵʰ-to bring; to transport
Every word from Proto-Indo-European weǵʰ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic wēgaz →Every word from Proto-West Germanic weg →