Where does “Wegmarke” come from?

Wegmarke (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.

Wegmarke (German): waymark

Definitions

  1. waymark

Ancestry of “Wegmarke”, step by step

Wegmarke 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 Marke

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanMarkemark (like trade mark), brand
2Frenchmarquemark; brand; first-person singular present...
3Frankishmarkmark, sign
4Proto-Germanicmarkōborder, boundary; region, area
5Proto-Indo-Europeanmorǵ-edge, boundary, border; frontier, border
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