Where does “weġan” come from?

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

weġan (Old English): to move

Definitions

  1. to move

Ancestry of “weġan”, step by step

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

Words derived from “weġan”

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