Where does “weggehen” come from?

weggehen (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.

weggehen (German): to go away, leave, scram

Definitions

  1. to go away, leave, scram

Ancestry of “weggehen”, 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

Words derived from “weggehen”

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