Where does “hēafodweġ” come from?

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

hēafodweġ (Old English): head-road, main-road

Definitions

  1. head-road, main-road

Ancestry of “hēafodweġ”, 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 “hēafodweġ”

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