Where does “wegrennen” come from?

wegrennen (German) comes from German Rennen, from Old High German rennan, from Proto-Germanic rannijaną, from Proto-Germanic -janą, from Proto-Indo-European -yéti, from Proto-Indo-European yé-, from Chichewa iye — he, she.

wegrennen (German): to bolt, to run, to run away

Definitions

  1. to bolt, to run, to run away

Ancestry of “wegrennen”, step by step

wegrennen traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.

via German Rennen

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanRennenrace, a competitive event in sports; the act of...
2Old High Germanrennan
3Proto-Germanicrannijanąto cause to run; to cause to flow
4Proto-Germanic-janąDerives denominatives from nouns and factitives...
5Proto-Indo-European-yétiCreates intransitive, often deponent,...
6Proto-Indo-Europeanyé-
7Chichewaiyehe, she

via Dutch rennen

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchrennento run, to move fast; to run, flow, stream; to...
2Middle Dutchrinnento flow, to stream, to run; to run, to move...
3Old Dutchrinnanto run
4Proto-Germanic*rinnan

via Dutch weg

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchwegway, road; away; gone, disappeared
2Middle Dutchwechway, road, path; journey; direction, approach
3Old Dutchwegway, path
Every word from Chichewa iye