Where does “אַוועק” come from?

אַוועק (Yiddish) comes from Yiddish וועג, from Middle High German wec, from Old High German weg, from Proto-West Germanic weg, from Proto-Germanic wēgaz, from Proto-Indo-European weǵʰ- — to bring; to transport.

אַוועק (Yiddish): away

Definitions

  1. away

Ancestry of “אַוועק”, step by step

אַוועק traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Yiddish וועג

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Yiddishוועגway
2Middle High Germanwecplace, side
3Old High Germanwegway
4Proto-West Germanicwegway, road
5Proto-Germanicwēgazwave; sea
6Proto-Indo-Europeanweǵʰ-to bring; to transport

via Yiddish אַן

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Yiddishאַןa, an
2Old High Germaneinone; only
3Proto-West Germanicainone
4Proto-Germanicainazone; some
5Proto-Indo-Europeanóynosone; single

Words derived from “אַוועק”

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