Where does “Kjriezwajch” come from?

Kjriezwajch (Plautdietsch) comes from Plautdietsch Wajch, from Middle Low German wech, from Middle Low German weg, from Old Saxon weg, from Proto-West Germanic weg, from Proto-Germanic wēgaz, from Proto-Indo-European weǵʰ- — to bring; to transport.

Kjriezwajch (Plautdietsch): crossroad

Definitions

  1. crossroad

Ancestry of “Kjriezwajch”, step by step

Kjriezwajch traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Plautdietsch Wajch

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1PlautdietschWajchway, road, highway
2Middle Low Germanwech—
3Middle Low Germanwegway
4Old Saxonwegway; path; road
5Proto-West Germanicwegway, road
6Proto-Germanicwēgazwave; sea
7Proto-Indo-Europeanweǵʰ-to bring; to transport

via Plautdietsch Kjriez

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1PlautdietschKjriezcross
2Middle Low Germankruze—
3Old Saxonkrūcicross
4Latincruxwooden frame on which criminals were crucified,...
5Proto-Italic*kruks—
6Proto-Indo-Europeansḱer-to caw, crow
Every word from Proto-Indo-European weǵʰ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic wēgaz →Every word from Proto-West Germanic weg →