Where does “Irrweg” come from?

Irrweg (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.

Irrweg (German): wrong way

Definitions

  1. wrong way

Ancestry of “Irrweg”, step by step

Irrweg 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 irren

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanirrento wander; to err
2Middle High Germanirren—
3Old High Germanirrento wander
4Proto-West Germanic*irʀijanto delude, mislead
5Proto-Germanicirzijanąto delude, mislead
6Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁ers-to flow

Words derived from “Irrweg”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European weǵʰ- →