Where does “way” come from?

way (Middle English) comes from Old English weġ, from Proto-West Germanic weg, from Proto-Germanic wēgaz, from Proto-Indo-European weǵʰ- — to bring; to transport.

Ancestry of “way”, step by step

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

Words derived from “way”

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