Where does “wegdrängen” come from?

wegdrängen (German) comes from German weg-, 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.

wegdrängen (German): To edge away, to edge off

Definitions

  1. To edge away, to edge off

Ancestry of “wegdrängen”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanweg-away
2Germanwegaway; gone, not there; minus
3Germanenwec—
4Old High Germanwegway
5Proto-West Germanicwegway, road
6Proto-Germanicwēgazwave; sea
7Proto-Indo-Europeanweǵʰ-to bring; to transport
Every word from Proto-Indo-European weǵʰ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic wēgaz →Every word from Proto-West Germanic weg →