Where does “Wegwerfpackung” come from?

Wegwerfpackung (German) comes from German wegwerf-, from German wegwerfen, 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.

Wegwerfpackung (German): disposable (food) container

Definitions

  1. disposable (food) container

Ancestry of “Wegwerfpackung”, step by step

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