Where does “weg” come from?

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

weg (Proto-West Germanic): way, road

Definitions

  1. way, road

Ancestry of “weg”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanicwēgazwave; sea
2Proto-Indo-Europeanweǵʰ-to bring; to transport

Words derived from “weg”

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