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Where does “away” come from?

away (Middle English) comes from Proto-Indo-European aweg.

away (Middle English): Out, away , off; Sideways, to a side

Definitions

  1. Out, away , off; Sideways, to a side

Ancestry of “away”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Indo-Europeanaweg—

Words derived from “away”

  • against
  • away
  • age
  • awful
  • awe
  • aging
  • awfully
  • awesome
  • runaway
  • ageing
  • postage
  • wayward
  • faraway
  • getaway
  • underage
  • awestruck
  • breakaway
  • waywardness
  • ageless
  • overawe
  • giveaway
  • throwaway
  • ager
  • hideaway
Every word from Proto-Indo-European aweg →