Where does “אַוועקגיין” come from?

אַוועקגיין (Yiddish) comes from Yiddish אַוועק־, from Yiddish אַוועק, 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.

אַוועקגיין (Yiddish): (by people or animals) to leave by foot

Definitions

  1. (by people or animals) to leave by foot

Ancestry of “אַוועקגיין”, step by step

אַוועקגיין traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Yiddish אַוועק־

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Yiddishאַוועק־A verbal complement, usually meaning
2Yiddishאַוועקaway
3Yiddishוועגway
4Middle High Germanwecplace, side
5Old High Germanwegway
6Proto-West Germanicwegway, road
7Proto-Germanicwēgazwave; sea
8Proto-Indo-Europeanweǵʰ-to bring; to transport

via Yiddish גיין

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Yiddishגייןto go; to walk
2Middle High Germangēn
3Old High Germangēn
4Proto-West Germanicgānto go
5Proto-Germanicgānąto go, walk
6Proto-Indo-Europeanǵʰengʰ-to walk; to step
Every word from Proto-Indo-European weǵʰ-Every word from Proto-Germanic wēgazEvery word from Proto-West Germanic weg