Where does “Wochenzeitung” come from?
Wochenzeitung (German) comes from German woche, 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...
Wochenzeitung (German): weekly newspaper
Ancestry of “Wochenzeitung”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | German | woche | — |
| 2 | Middle High German | woche | — |
| 3 | Old High German | wehha | week |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | wikā | week |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | wikǭ | sequence; week |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | weyg- | to bend, wind, turn, yield; to wind, bend; to... |