Where does “weeksluiting” come from?

weeksluiting (Dutch) comes from Dutch week, from Middle Dutch wēke, from Old Dutch *wica, from Proto-West Germanic wikā, from Proto-Germanic wikǭ, from Proto-Indo-European weyg- — to bend, wind, turn, yield; to wind, bend; to...

weeksluiting (Dutch): Closing event for the previous week, during which...

Definitions

  1. Closing event for the previous week, during which...

Ancestry of “weeksluiting”, step by step

weeksluiting traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Dutch week

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchweekweek; soft, tender, fragile; weak, gentle,...
2Middle Dutchwēkeweek
3Old Dutch*wicaweek
4Proto-West Germanicwikāweek
5Proto-Germanicwikǭsequence; week
6Proto-Indo-Europeanweyg-to bend, wind, turn, yield; to wind, bend; to...

via Dutch sluiting

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchsluitingclosure; lock
2Dutchsluitento close; to make, to affirm
3Middle Dutchslutento close, to shut; to close off; to lock up
4Old Dutchslūtanto close, shut
5Proto-Germanicslūtaną—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European weyg- →Every word from Proto-Germanic wikǭ →Every word from Proto-West Germanic wikā →