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Where does “midweeker” come from?

midweeker (English) comes from English midweek, from English week, from Middle English wyke, from Old English wīc, from German witz, from Middle High German witz, from Old High German wizzi, from Proto-West Germanic wītī — to see.

midweeker (English): Someone who takes part in a sport or similar...

Definitions

  1. Someone who takes part in a sport or similar...

Ancestry of “midweeker”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishmidweekThe middle of the week; That happens in the...
2EnglishweekAny period of seven consecutive days; A period of...
3Middle EnglishwykeAlternative form of wikke; Alternative form of...
4Old Englishwīcdwelling place, abode; abode, dwelling-place;...
5Germanwitz—
6Middle High Germanwitz—
7Old High Germanwizzi—
8Proto-West Germanicwītīpunishment
9Proto-Germanicwitjąknowledge; reason; sense; understanding; wit
10Proto-Germanic*witaną—
11Proto-Indo-Europeanwóydeto have seen, to know
12Proto-Indo-Europeanweyd-to see
Every word from Proto-Indo-European weyd- →