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Where does “nonweekly” come from?

nonweekly (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.

nonweekly (English): Not weekly

Definitions

  1. Not weekly

Ancestry of “nonweekly”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishweeklyOnce every week; Every week; Of or relating to a...
2Middle Englishwykely—
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- →