Where does “wey” come from?

wey (Sranan Tongo) comes from Dutch weide, from Middle Dutch weide, from Old Dutch weitha, from Proto-West Germanic waiþu, from Proto-Germanic waiþō, from Proto-Indo-European weyh₁- — to chase, pursue; to suppress, persecute.

wey (Sranan Tongo): pasture

Definitions

  1. pasture

Ancestry of “wey”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchweidepasture
2Middle Dutchweide—
3Old Dutchweithapasture
4Proto-West Germanicwaiþuwandering, grazing; hunt, chase; pasture
5Proto-Germanicwaiþōa hunt, pursuit, chase; a pasture, grassland,...
6Proto-Indo-Europeanweyh₁-to chase, pursue; to suppress, persecute
Every word from Proto-Indo-European weyh₁- →Every word from Proto-Germanic waiþō →Every word from Proto-West Germanic waiþu →