Where does “wajchhoolen” come from?

wajchhoolen (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.

wajchhoolen (Plautdietsch): to keep away

Definitions

  1. to keep away

Ancestry of “wajchhoolen”, step by step

wajchhoolen 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 hoolen

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Plautdietschhoolento hold
2Middle Low Germanhalden—
3Old Saxonhaldanto hold
4Proto-West Germanichaldanto hold; to keep
5Proto-Germanichaldanąto hold, to keep
6Proto-Indo-Europeankel-to hit; beat; to pierce, to stab; goblet
Every word from Proto-Indo-European weǵʰ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic wēgaz →Every word from Proto-West Germanic weg →