Where does “weyen” come from?

weyen (Middle English) comes from Old English weġan, from Proto-West Germanic wegan, from Proto-Germanic weganą, from Proto-Indo-European weǵʰ- — to bring; to transport.

weyen (Middle English): To weigh to measure the weight of

Definitions

  1. To weigh to measure the weight of

Ancestry of “weyen”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishweġanto move
2Proto-West Germanicweganto carry; to weigh
3Proto-Germanicweganąto move, to carry; to weigh
4Proto-Indo-Europeanweǵʰ-to bring; to transport

Words derived from “weyen”

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