Where does “Weglänge” come from?

Weglänge (German) comes from German Länge, from Middle High German lenge, from Old High German lengī, from Proto-West Germanic *langī, from Proto-Germanic langį̄, from Proto-Germanic -į̄, from Proto-Indo-European -íh₂, from Proto-Indo-European -h₂ — Creates collective nouns, which refer to groups...

Weglänge (German): pathlength

Definitions

  1. pathlength

Ancestry of “Weglänge”, step by step

Weglänge traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via German Länge

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanLängelength; longitude
2Middle High Germanlenge—
3Old High Germanlengīlength
4Proto-West Germanic*langīlength
5Proto-Germaniclangį̄length
6Proto-Germanic-į̄-th
7Proto-Indo-European-íh₂—
8Proto-Indo-European-h₂Creates collective nouns, which refer to groups...

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 -h₂ →Every word from Proto-Germanic -į̄ →Every word from Proto-Germanic langį̄ →