Where does “Veganismus” come from?

Veganismus (German) comes from German vegan, from English Vegan, from English vegetarian, from English vegetable, from Middle English vegetable, from Old French vegetable, from Latin vegetabilis, from Latin vegeto — lively, awake; strong.

Veganismus (German): veganism

Definitions

  1. veganism

Ancestry of “Veganismus”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanveganvegan
2EnglishVeganRelating to Vega; Someone from Vega, which is...
3EnglishvegetarianA person who does not eat animal flesh, or, in...
4EnglishvegetableAny plant; A plant raised for some edible part of...
5Middle Englishvegetable
6Old Frenchvegetable
7Latinvegetabilisanimating, enlivening, vivifying; able to produce...
8LatinvegetoI arouse, enliven, quicken, animate, invigorate;...
9Latinvegetusenlivened, lively, animated, vigorous, active,...
10LatinvegeoI move, excite, quicken, arouse; I am lively or...
11Proto-Italicwegeōto be active, lively
12Proto-Italicwegejō
13Proto-Indo-Europeanwoǵ-éye-
14Proto-Indo-Europeanweǵ-lively, awake; strong
Every word from Proto-Indo-European weǵ-