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

Definitions

  1. kummelweck bread

Ancestry of “weck”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanwecksecond-person singular imperative of wecken
2Middle High Germanwecke—
3Old High Germanwecki—
4Proto-West Germanic*wagiwedge
5Proto-Germanicwagjazwedge
6Proto-Indo-Europeanweǵʰ-to bring; to transport
Every word from Proto-Indo-European weǵʰ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic wagjaz →Every word from Proto-West Germanic *wagi →
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