Where does “weg” come from?

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

weg (Old Saxon): way; path; road

Definitions

  1. way; path; road

Ancestry of “weg”, step by step

weg traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Proto-West Germanic weg

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

via Proto-Germanic *weg

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanic*weg—

Words derived from “weg”

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