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Where does “uge” come from?

uge (Danish) comes from Old Norse víka, from Proto-Germanic wikǭ, from Proto-Indo-European weyg- — to bend, wind, turn, yield; to wind, bend; to...

uge (Danish): week

Definitions

  1. week

Ancestry of “uge”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norsevíka—
2Proto-Germanicwikǭsequence; week
3Proto-Indo-Europeanweyg-to bend, wind, turn, yield; to wind, bend; to...

Words derived from “uge”

  • ugedag
Every word from Proto-Indo-European weyg- →