Where does “midweek” come from?
Midweek comes from English mid- combined with week, which derives from Middle English weke, Old English wice, Proto-Germanic waikwaz, and Proto-Indo-European roots weg-, weyk-, and wey-.
midweek (English): The middle of the week; That happens in the...
Definitions
- The middle of the week; That happens in the...
Ancestry of “midweek”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | English | week | Any period of seven consecutive days; A period of... |
| 2 | Middle English | wyke | Alternative form of wikke; Alternative form of... |
| 3 | Old English | wīc | dwelling place, abode; abode, dwelling-place;... |
| 4 | German | witz | — |
| 5 | Middle High German | witz | — |
| 6 | Old High German | wizzi | — |
| 7 | Proto-West Germanic | wītī | punishment |
| 8 | Proto-Germanic | witją | knowledge; reason; sense; understanding; wit |
| 9 | Proto-Germanic | *witaną | — |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | wóyde | to have seen, to know |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | weyd- | to see |
Words derived from “midweek”