Where does “troughway” come from?

troughway (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.

troughway (English): A long, trough-like depression through which liquid can run

Definitions

  1. A long, trough-like depression through which liquid can run

Ancestry of “troughway”, step by step

troughway 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 trough

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishtroughA long, narrow container, open on top, for...
2Middle EnglishtroghA trough long narrow container
3Old EnglishtrohAlternative form of trog
4Proto-Semiticṯin-two
Every word from Proto-Indo-European weǵʰ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic wēgaz →Every word from Proto-West Germanic weg →