Where does “weg” come from?

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

weg (Old Frisian): wave

Definitions

  1. wave

Ancestry of “weg”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-West Germanicwāgwave
2Proto-Germanicwēgazwave; sea
3Proto-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 wāg →