An Etymological Dictionary of Astronomy and Astrophysics

A road, track, or path.

Etymology (EN): M.E. wei(gh)e, wai, from
O.E. weg “road, path;” cf. Du. weg, O.H.G. weg, Ger. Weg, Goth. wigs “way;” PIE base *wegh- “to move.”

Etymology (PE): Râh “way, path” (from Mid.Pers. râh, râs “way, street,” also rah, ras “chariot;” from Proto-Iranian *rāθa-; cf. Av. raθa- “chariot;” Skt. rátha- “car, chariot,” rathyā- “road;” L. rota “wheel,” rotare “to revolve, roll;” Lith. ratas “wheel;” O.H.G. rad; Ger. Rad; Du. rad;
O.Ir. roth; PIE *roto- “to run, to turn, to roll”);