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Where does “Woche” come from?

Woche (German) comes from Middle High German woche, from Old High German wehha, from Proto-West Germanic wikā, from Proto-Germanic wikǭ, from Proto-Indo-European weyg- — to bend, wind, turn, yield; to wind, bend; to...

Woche (German): week; week; weekdays

Definitions

  1. week; week; weekdays

Ancestry of “Woche”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle High Germanwoche—
2Old High Germanwehhaweek
3Proto-West Germanicwikāweek
4Proto-Germanicwikǭsequence; week
5Proto-Indo-Europeanweyg-to bend, wind, turn, yield; to wind, bend; to...

Words derived from “Woche”

  • Kalenderwoche
  • siebenwöchig
  • Wochenzeitschrift
  • einwöchig
  • Wochenschau
  • sechswöchig
  • Wochenzeitung
  • vierzehnwöchig
  • dreiwöchig
  • Wochenblatt
  • vierwöchig
  • Wochentag
  • neunwöchig
  • zweiwöchig
  • einundzwanzigwöchig
  • fünfwöchig
  • zweiwöchentlich
  • wöchentlich
  • mehrwöchig
  • -wöchig
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