Where does “verwegen” come from?
verwegen (German) comes from Dutch weeg, from Dutch weg, from Middle Dutch wech, from Old Dutch weg, from Proto-West Germanic weg, from Proto-Germanic wēgaz, from Proto-Indo-European weǵʰ- — to bring; to transport.
verwegen (German): keen
Definitions
- keen
Ancestry of “verwegen”, step by step
verwegen traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Dutch weeg
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dutch | weeg | a wall consisting of a structure of laths and... |
| 2 | Dutch | weg | way, road; away; gone, disappeared |
| 3 | Middle Dutch | wech | way, road, path; journey; direction, approach |
| 4 | Old Dutch | weg | way, path |
| 5 | Proto-West Germanic | weg | way, road |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | wēgaz | wave; sea |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | weǵʰ- | to bring; to transport |
via Dutch ver- -en
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dutch | ver- -en | Forms factitive or ergative verbs from adjectives, meaning "to make more (adjective)" or "to become (adjective)" |