Where does “wēgen” come from?

wēgen (Middle Dutch) comes from Old Dutch wegan, from Proto-Germanic weganą, from Proto-Indo-European weǵʰ- — to bring; to transport.

wēgen (Middle Dutch): to weigh

Definitions

  1. to weigh

Ancestry of “wēgen”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Dutchwegan—
2Proto-Germanicweganąto move, to carry; to weigh
3Proto-Indo-Europeanweǵʰ-to bring; to transport

Words derived from “wēgen”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European weǵʰ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic weganą →Every word from Old Dutch wegan →