Where does “Wegschmeißerin” come from?
Wegschmeißerin (German) comes from German Wegschmeißer, 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 — to bring; to transport.
Ancestry of “Wegschmeißerin”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | Wegschmeißer | — |
| 2 | German | wegschmeißen | to ditch, to junk |
| 3 | German | weg- | away |
| 4 | German | weg | away; gone, not there; minus |
| 5 | German | enwec | — |
| 6 | Old High German | weg | way |
| 7 | Proto-West Germanic | weg | way, road |
| 8 | Proto-Germanic | wēgaz | wave; sea |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | weǵʰ- | to bring; to transport |