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Where does “weekdaily” come from?

weekdaily (English) comes from English weekday, from Middle English wykeday, 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.

weekdaily (English): Of, pertaining to, or occurring on weekdays;...

Definitions

  1. Of, pertaining to, or occurring on weekdays;...

Ancestry of “weekdaily”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishweekdayAny individual day of the week, except those...
2Middle Englishwykeday—
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- →