Where does “Harnweg” come from?

Harnweg (German) comes 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.

Harnweg (German): urinary tract

Definitions

  1. urinary tract

Ancestry of “Harnweg”, step by step

Harnweg traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via German weg

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanwegaway; gone, not there; minus
2Germanenwec
3Old High Germanwegway
4Proto-West Germanicwegway, road
5Proto-Germanicwēgazwave; sea
6Proto-Indo-Europeanweǵʰ-to bring; to transport

via German harn

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanharnsingular imperative of harnen; first-person...
2Old High Germanharn

Words derived from “Harnweg

Every word from Proto-Indo-European weǵʰ-Every word from Proto-Germanic wēgazEvery word from Proto-West Germanic weg
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