Where does “wegwerfen” come from?
wegwerfen (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.
wegwerfen (German): to throw away
Definitions
- to throw away
Ancestry of “wegwerfen”, step by step
wegwerfen traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via German weg
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | weg | away; gone, not there; minus |
| 2 | German | enwec | — |
| 3 | Old High German | weg | way |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | weg | way, road |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | wēgaz | wave; sea |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | weǵʰ- | to bring; to transport |
via German wërfen
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | wërfen | to throw |
| 2 | Middle High German | wërfen | to throw |
| 3 | Old High German | werfan | to throw; to tear |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | werpaną | to throw; to cast |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | werb- | to throw, twist, bend; to turn, bend, twist; to... |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | wer- | to burn; to cover, heed, notice; squirrel |