Where does “newsweekly” come from?
newsweekly (English) comes from English weekly, from Middle English wykely, 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.
newsweekly (English): A newspaper that is printed once per week
Definitions
- A newspaper that is printed once per week
Ancestry of “newsweekly”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | English | weekly | Once every week; Every week; Of or relating to a... |
| 2 | Middle English | wykely | — |
| 3 | Middle English | wyke | Alternative form of wikke; Alternative form of... |
| 4 | Old English | wīc | dwelling place, abode; abode, dwelling-place;... |
| 5 | German | witz | — |
| 6 | Middle High German | witz | — |
| 7 | Old High German | wizzi | — |
| 8 | Proto-West Germanic | wītī | punishment |
| 9 | Proto-Germanic | witją | knowledge; reason; sense; understanding; wit |
| 10 | Proto-Germanic | *witaną | — |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | wóyde | to have seen, to know |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | weyd- | to see |