Where does “Wee” come from?

Wee (Luxembourgish) comes from Old High German weg, from Proto-West Germanic weg, from Proto-Germanic wēgaz, from Proto-Indo-European weǵʰ- — to bring; to transport.

Wee (Luxembourgish): way, path

Definitions

  1. way, path

Ancestry of “Wee”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old High Germanwegway
2Proto-West Germanicwegway, road
3Proto-Germanicwēgazwave; sea
4Proto-Indo-Europeanweǵʰ-to bring; to transport

Words derived from “Wee”

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