Where does “wegwerf-” come from?

wegwerf- (German) comes from German wegwerfen, 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.

wegwerf- (German): disposable

Definitions

  1. disposable

Ancestry of “wegwerf-”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanwegwerfento throw 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 “wegwerf-”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European weǵʰ- →