Where does “wegschieben” come from?

wegschieben (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.

wegschieben (German): to push away

Definitions

  1. to push away

Ancestry of “wegschieben”, step by step

wegschieben 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 schieben

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanschiebento push; to shove; to slide; to slip; to put; to...
2Middle High Germanschieben—
3Old High Germanskioban—
4Proto-Germanicskeubanąto push, drive
5Proto-Indo-Europeanskewbʰ-to push
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