Where does “wegbefördern” come from?

wegbefördern (German) comes 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.

wegbefördern (German): to move something away or out of the way

Definitions

  1. to move something away or out of the way

Ancestry of “wegbefördern”, step by step

wegbefördern traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via German weg

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

via German befördern

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanbefördernto move; to convey; to transport; to carry; to...
2Germanfördernto further, to foster; to support; to advance
3Middle High Germanvodern—
4Old High Germanfordarōn—

Words derived from “wegbefördern”

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