Where does “wegerklären” come from?

wegerklären (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.

wegerklären (German): to explain away

Definitions

  1. to explain away

Ancestry of “wegerklären”, 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- →
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