Where does “wekelijk” come from?

wekelijk (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...

wekelijk (Dutch): effeminate, weak

Definitions

  1. effeminate, weak

Ancestry of “wekelijk”, step by step

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...
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