Words that come from Proto-Indo-European “weyg-”
175 words across 52 languages descend from Proto-Indo-European weyg- — including week, weeks, weekly, weekend, wick, Wedgwood, weekday, workweek.
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English (39)
- week
- weeks
- weekly
- weekend
- wick
- Wedgwood
- weekday
- workweek
- biweekly
- weeklong
- bailiwick
- midweek
- weeknight
- Wickfield
- semiweekly
- newsweekly
- weekender
- triweekly
- multiweek
- weeker
- wickless
- constablewick
- yesterweek
- sheriffwick
- weekslong
- midweekly
- wicklike
- nonweekend
- nonweekly
- rag week
- semi-weekly
- weekend warrior
- subweekly
- weekdaily
- wickmaker
- wych-elm
- schoolies week
- weekendy
- midweeker