Where does “Nebenweg” come from?

Nebenweg (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.

Nebenweg (German): byway, back road, sideroad

Definitions

  1. byway, back road, sideroad

Ancestry of “Nebenweg”, step by step

Nebenweg 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 neben

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germannebennext to, beside, alongside, adjacent to, near,...
2Middle High Germanneben—
3Germanin ebanī—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European weǵʰ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic wēgaz →Every word from Proto-West Germanic weg →