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Etymology of the English word way

the English word way
derived from the Proto-Indo-European root *wegh-
derived from the Proto-Germanic root *wegaz

Derivations in English

waylay, accessway, airway, archway, beltway, bikeway, cableway, carriageway, companionway, cruiseway, doorway, drainageway, escapeway, everyway, expressway, flangeway, floodway, flyway, gateway, hatchway, haulageway, headway, keyway, ladderway, leeway, partway, passageway, pathway, pedway, raceway, railway, roadway, ropeway, shipway, sideway, skyway, slideway, slipway, speechway, spillway, stairway, steerageway, sternway, streamway, subway, thoughtway, thruway, tideway, tollway, waybill, waygoing, wayworn, whichway, windway, wireway, alleyway, areaway, breezeway, busway, driveway, entranceway, entryway, freeway, logway, manway, parkway, rollway, runway, skidway, sluiceway, speedway, walkway, wayfaring, noway, wayside, causeway, someway, straightway, waylaid, always, anyway, away, byway, halfway, highway, seaway, waterway, wayless, fairway

Cognates

Danish vei, Dutch weg, English away, German weg, German Weg, Gothic wigs, Icelandic vegur, Norwegian i vei, Nynorsk veg, Riksmal vei, Swedish väg, Swedish i väg

Usage

Word found in Modern English



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