Where does “wegan” come from?

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

wegan (Old Saxon): to carry, bear; to wear; to weigh

Definitions

  1. to carry, bear; to wear; to weigh

Ancestry of “wegan”, 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 “wegan”

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