Where does “wäajen” come from?

wäajen (Plautdietsch) comes from Middle Low German wegen, from Old Saxon wegan, from Proto-West Germanic wegan, from Proto-Germanic weganą, from Proto-Indo-European weǵʰ- — to bring; to transport.

wäajen (Plautdietsch): to weigh

Definitions

  1. to weigh

Ancestry of “wäajen”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Low Germanwegen—
2Old Saxonweganto carry, bear; to wear; to weigh
3Proto-West Germanicweganto carry; to weigh
4Proto-Germanicweganąto move, to carry; to weigh
5Proto-Indo-Europeanweǵʰ-to bring; to transport

Words derived from “wäajen”

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