Where does “weg” come from?

weg (Middle Low German) comes from Old Saxon weg, from Proto-West Germanic weg, from Proto-Germanic wēgaz, from Proto-Indo-European weǵʰ- — to bring; to transport.

weg (Middle Low German): way

Definitions

  1. way

Ancestry of “weg”, step by step

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

Words derived from “weg”

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