Etymology of the English word way
the English word
wayderived from the Proto-Indo-European root
*wegh-derived from the Proto-Germanic root
*wegazDerivations 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,
fairwayCognates
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 vägUsage
Word found in Modern English