Where does “veg” come from?

veg (Volapük) comes from German weg, from German enwec, from Old High German weg, from Proto-West Germanic weg, from Proto-Germanic wēgaz, from Proto-Indo-European weǵʰ- — to bring; to transport.

veg (Volapük): road, way

Definitions

  1. road, way

Ancestry of “veg”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanwegaway; gone, not there; minus
2Germanenwec—
3Old High Germanwegway
4Proto-West Germanicwegway, road
5Proto-Germanicwēgazwave; sea
6Proto-Indo-Europeanweǵʰ-to bring; to transport
Every word from Proto-Indo-European weǵʰ- →