Where does “Weggenosse” come from?

Weggenosse (German) comes from German Genosse, from Old High German ginozo, from Old High German ginōz, from Proto-West Germanic *ganaut, from Proto-Germanic ganautaz, from Proto-Germanic ga-, from Proto-Indo-European ḱóm, from Proto-Indo-European ḱe — to bend; curve; arch; vault; to bow, bend, arch,...

Weggenosse (German): fellow traveller

Definitions

  1. fellow traveller

Ancestry of “Weggenosse”, step by step

Weggenosse traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via German Genosse

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanGenossepartner in something, mate; comrade, fellow...
2Old High Germanginozocomrade
3Old High Germanginōzcomrade
4Proto-West Germanic*ganaut
5Proto-Germanicganautazassociate, companion, comrade; follower
6Proto-Germanicga-Indicates association or togetherness; co-;...
7Proto-Indo-Europeanḱómbeside, near, by, with
8Proto-Indo-EuropeanḱeDeictic particle, here; Post-positional...
9Middle Englishkyt
10Germankittputty certain kinds of cement used for fixing e.g. window panes
11Old High Germankuti
12Proto-West Germanickwidugum, resin
13Proto-Germanickweduzresin
14Proto-Indo-Europeangʷet-resin, gum; to say, speak
15Proto-Indo-Europeangū-to bend; curve; arch; vault; to bow, bend, arch,...

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
Every word from Proto-Indo-European gū-