Where does “באַוועגונג” come from?

באַוועגונג (Yiddish) comes from Yiddish וועגן, from Middle High German wegen, from Old High German wegan, from Proto-Germanic weganą, from Proto-Indo-European weǵʰ- — to bring; to transport.

באַוועגונג (Yiddish): movement

Definitions

  1. movement

Ancestry of “באַוועגונג”, step by step

באַוועגונג traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Yiddish וועגן

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Yiddishוועגןto weigh
2Middle High Germanwegen—
3Old High Germanweganto move, carry, bear
4Proto-Germanicweganąto move, to carry; to weigh
5Proto-Indo-Europeanweǵʰ-to bring; to transport

via Yiddish ־ונג

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Yiddish־ונג-ing
2Old High German-unga-ing
3Proto-Germanic-ungō-ing, -ion. "Forms gerund nouns from verbs."
Every word from Proto-Indo-European weǵʰ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic weganą →Every word from Old High German wegan →