Where does “waygone” come from?

waygone (English) comes from English gone, from Middle English gon, from Old English gān, from Proto-West Germanic gān, from Proto-Germanic gāną, from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰengʰ- — to walk; to step.

waygone (English): exhausted from travel

Definitions

  1. exhausted from travel

Ancestry of “waygone”, step by step

waygone traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English gone

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Englishgonepast participle of go; Alternative spelling of...
2Middle Englishgonto go; past participle of gon; Alternative form...
3Old Englishgānto go
4Proto-West Germanicgānto go
5Proto-Germanicgānąto go, walk
6Proto-Indo-Europeanǵʰengʰ-to walk; to step

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
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