Where does “weg” come from?

weg (German) comes 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.

weg (German): away; gone, not there; minus

Definitions

  1. away; gone, not there; minus

Ancestry of “weg”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanenwec—
2Old High Germanwegway
3Proto-West Germanicwegway, road
4Proto-Germanicwēgazwave; sea
5Proto-Indo-Europeanweǵʰ-to bring; to transport

Words derived from “weg”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European weǵʰ- →