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Where does “superweak” come from?

superweak (English) comes from English super, from English super-ego, from German Über-Ich, from German Ich, from Middle High German ich, from Old High German ih, from Proto-West Germanic ik, from Proto-Germanic *ek — I.

superweak (English): Describing a class of particles that interact...

Definitions

  1. Describing a class of particles that interact...

Ancestry of “superweak”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishsuperOf excellent quality, superfine; better than...
2Englishsuper-egoAlternative spelling of superego
3GermanÜber-Ich—
4GermanIchego, the Ich; self, me, him, etc
5Middle High GermanichI
6Old High GermanihI
7Proto-West GermanicikI
8Proto-Germanic*ek—
9Proto-Indo-Europeanéǵh₂I

Words derived from “superweak”

  • superweakly
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