Etymology Explorer › Old High German

Where does “biwegan” come from?

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

Ancestry of “biwegan”, 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 “biwegan”

  • bewogen
  • bewegen
  • beweglich
  • bevæge
  • bevægelse
  • bevægelsesmængde
  • biwegen
  • bewegen
  • bewegen
Every word from Proto-Indo-European weǵʰ- →