Where does “triweekly” come from?
triweekly (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.
triweekly (English): Occurring three times per week; Occurring once...
Definitions
- Occurring three times per week; Occurring once...
Ancestry of “triweekly”, step by step
triweekly traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English weekly
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | weekly | Once every week; Every week; Of or relating to a... |
| 2 | Middle English | wykely | weekly each seven days |
| 3 | Middle English | wyke | Alternative form of wikke; Alternative form of... |
| 4 | Old English | wīc | dwelling place, abode; abode, dwelling-place;... |
| 5 | German | witz | joke |
| 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 |