Where does “Wegschleifer” come from?

Wegschleifer (German) comes from German wegschleifen, 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.

Ancestry of “Wegschleifer”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanwegschleifento drag away, to pull away
2Germanwegaway; gone, not there; minus
3Germanenwec—
4Old High Germanwegway
5Proto-West Germanicwegway, road
6Proto-Germanicwēgazwave; sea
7Proto-Indo-Europeanweǵʰ-to bring; to transport
Every word from Proto-Indo-European weǵʰ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic wēgaz →Every word from Proto-West Germanic weg →
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