Where does “bewegen” come from?

bewegen (Luxembourgish) comes from Middle High German bewegen, from Old High German biwegan, from Proto-West Germanic wegan, from Proto-Germanic weganą, from Proto-Indo-European weǵʰ- — to bring; to transport.

bewegen (Luxembourgish): to move something; to move

Definitions

  1. to move something; to move

Ancestry of “bewegen”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle High Germanbewegen—
2Old High Germanbiwegan—
3Proto-West Germanicweganto carry; to weigh
4Proto-Germanicweganąto move, to carry; to weigh
5Proto-Indo-Europeanweǵʰ-to bring; to transport
Every word from Proto-Indo-European weǵʰ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic weganą →Every word from Proto-West Germanic wegan →