Where does “tunnelway” come from?

tunnelway (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.

tunnelway (English): A tunnel

Definitions

  1. A tunnel

Ancestry of “tunnelway”, step by step

tunnelway 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 Tunnel

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishTunnelAn underground or underwater passage
2Old Frenchtonelbarrel
3Old Frenchtonelarge barrel
4Late Latintunnatun, box
5Proto-Celtictunnahide, skin
Every word from Proto-Indo-European weǵʰ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic wēgaz →Every word from Proto-West Germanic weg →