Where does “weck” come from?
weck (English) comes from German weck, from Middle High German wecke, from Old High German wecki, from Proto-West Germanic *wagi, from Proto-Germanic wagjaz, from Proto-Indo-European weǵʰ- — to bring; to transport.
weck (English): kummelweck bread
Ancestry of “weck”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | German | weck | second-person singular imperative of wecken |
| 2 | Middle High German | wecke | — |
| 3 | Old High German | wecki | — |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | *wagi | — |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | wagjaz | wedge |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | weǵʰ- | to bring; to transport |