Where does “Wegschmeißer” come from?

Wegschmeißer (German) comes from German wegschmeißen, from German weg-, 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 “Wegschmeißer”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanwegschmeißento ditch, to junk
2Germanweg-away
3Germanwegaway; gone, not there; minus
4Germanenwec—
5Old High Germanwegway
6Proto-West Germanicwegway, road
7Proto-Germanicwēgazwave; sea
8Proto-Indo-Europeanweǵʰ-to bring; to transport

Words derived from “Wegschmeißer”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European weǵʰ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic wēgaz →Every word from Proto-West Germanic weg →